Belarusian and Russian intelligence use unwitting citizens as spies across the EU, employing various methods to gather information on dissidents.
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Belarusian and Russian intelligence services pose threats to Poland, with agents operating across various EU member states, including unwitting Polish citizens who provide information to these secret services. The article details how Belarusian-backed agents infiltrate European society. Examples include a taxi driver arrested for spying on activists, and political figures like Anatolij Lebedko, Alesz Mihalevics, and Mikalaj Demidenko, whose cooperation with the KGB suggests they traded collaboration for freedom. Other individuals mentioned are journalist Natalija Radina and historian Jauhenij Dudkin, who have been linked to intelligence activities. The most effective methods identified are “hybrid agents” (those released after torture) and seemingly innocuous ventures like photography or small businesses that collect data on dissidents while projecting a propaganda image of order in Belarus contrasted with chaos in Poland. President Lukashenko also participates in this image campaign. Furthermore, tourist trips organized by Belarusian entities risk trapping visitors into providing information to intelligence operatives.
