A third of Russian envoys 'are spies', says Sweden

The Swedish security service has accused Russia of conducting “extensive” espionage operations, using as many as one third of its diplomatic staff in the country for clandestine intelligence gathering.

Offering an unusual glimpse into the hush-hush world of counter-espionage, SAPO chief analyst Wilhelm Unge described the Russian spies as “highly educated and often younger than during the Soviet era.