Estonian Spy Agency Warns of Russian Efforts to Recruit Refugees
- Refugees fleeing the war are said to be bribed and threatened
- The report also singles out China for influence operations
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Russian security services have stepped up attempts to recruit Ukrainian refugees traveling to Estonia, the Baltic nation’s counterintelligence agency said in an annual report.
The EU country bordering Russia provided refugee status to 45,000 Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion. It’s one of the biggest influxes seen by any country on a per-capita basis, with many of the displaced Ukrainians arriving in Estonia after passing through shared neighbor Russia.