I thought we agreed to put all of our spies in on cafe in Morocco in order to increase efficiency and keep costs down.Â
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This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/cold-war-russia-uses-mexico-hub-spying-us-rcna171819) reduced by 91%. (I’m a bot)
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> Russian intelligence services are building up their presence in Mexico for spy operations targeting the United States, a return to Cold War tactics by an increasingly aggressive regime, according to U.S. officials and former intelligence officers.
> Since VanHerck's comments, which came shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has continued to expand its footprint at the embassy in Mexico City, securing accreditation from the Mexican authorities.
> In April, the Russian ambassador to Mexico posted a false report by Russian state media claiming that the U.S. was recruiting members of drug cartels from Mexico and Colombia to send them to fight in Ukraine.
Funny seeing Russia’s tactics not changing since the Soviet Union.
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Dry-Interaction-1246 on
Why bother, Orange Jesus will tell them whatever they want to know. Russia just needs to get him reelected. Solves Ukraine for them too.
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Zimmerman telegram anyone?
dormidormit on
We have a law, NAFTA, mandating completely free movement of goods, labor and capital across the Border but not law enforcement. Of course they’re going to use Mexico, American police can’t reach them there and never will because the point of NAFTA is to get around American law. Though, the US is not the goal here. Expatriate Russians within Mexico are the target. The Russian government intends to bully, police and exploit them as remittances grow as a source of Russian tax revenue.
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I thought we agreed to put all of our spies in on cafe in Morocco in order to increase efficiency and keep costs down.Â
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/cold-war-russia-uses-mexico-hub-spying-us-rcna171819) reduced by 91%. (I’m a bot)
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> Russian intelligence services are building up their presence in Mexico for spy operations targeting the United States, a return to Cold War tactics by an increasingly aggressive regime, according to U.S. officials and former intelligence officers.
> Since VanHerck's comments, which came shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has continued to expand its footprint at the embassy in Mexico City, securing accreditation from the Mexican authorities.
> In April, the Russian ambassador to Mexico posted a false report by Russian state media claiming that the U.S. was recruiting members of drug cartels from Mexico and Colombia to send them to fight in Ukraine.
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Funny seeing Russia’s tactics not changing since the Soviet Union.
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Why bother, Orange Jesus will tell them whatever they want to know. Russia just needs to get him reelected. Solves Ukraine for them too.
Zimmerman telegram anyone?
We have a law, NAFTA, mandating completely free movement of goods, labor and capital across the Border but not law enforcement. Of course they’re going to use Mexico, American police can’t reach them there and never will because the point of NAFTA is to get around American law. Though, the US is not the goal here. Expatriate Russians within Mexico are the target. The Russian government intends to bully, police and exploit them as remittances grow as a source of Russian tax revenue.