Alleged Kremlin Double Agent Rattles Austria Ahead of Elections
- Counter-espionage official arrested after years of suspicion
- Central European nation long seen friendly to Russian spies
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The arrest of a senior counter-intelligence official, alleged to have traded secrets for Kremlin cash, is upending Austrian politics ahead of national elections and cementing the nation’s reputation as a haven for spies.
Austria’s government will convene an extraordinary session of its national-security council late Tuesday in Vienna. The meeting follows the arrest at the end of March of Egisto Ott, 61, an Austrian spy who allegedly also worked for Russia.