Russian tsar Vladimir Putin comes up with one more than the devil. In fact, some agents of his secret service are trying to recruit someone in the utmost secrecy EstoniaNew spies in the service of the Kremlin that they can be useful for the Ukraine conflict. The revelation was made to the Times by Kristian Jaani, a former senior police officer. “Russian influence has increased significantly in recent weeks as tensions mount in Ukraine,” he told the British newspaper. Hence the concern of the Estonian government, which fears that some unsuspecting citizens could be turned into secret agents and work for Moscow, photographing military infrastructure and gathering information about NATO at 360 degrees.
What are the three stages
But how do Russian agents find the right characters to fill the delicate role of spy? The selection is made in three stages: First, the intercepted person is given a small task, such as photographing a bridge or any structure. If the subject gets away with it, we move on to phase two: mental blackmail, that’s kind of handling get him to do more dangerous activities. The third and final stage occurs if the Estonian citizen refuses to cooperate: at this point, they are threatened and “accused” of abandoning their first mission. However, in every population it is known that there are also infirm and uninformed, and this is the only Russian weapon for catching some extremists, photographing military objects or even gathering information about allied forces.
Flyer to escape from the Russians
Fortunately, however, Estonian citizens are neither slaves nor do they have the slightest fear of the figure of the Russian president. Jaani assured that “However, the Estonian people have a strong willingness and will to defend themselves. All this is an important power”. That is why they were posted at Estonian border crossings and on social networks flyers who explain how recruitment attempts by the Russian and Belarusian special services can be avoided by urging them to report immediately if anyone is subjected to such recruitment. “The Russian secret service is intensifying its efforts on the border with Estonia. Starting today, we’re publicly asking people crossing the border report Recruitment and contact attempts by the Russian/Belarusian secret service. It is better that you come to us with this information first before we come to you, reads an ominous sign from the Estonian security service on Twitter, which you can read at the end of the piece. “Estonia will help you, but first report the malicious activities of foreign countries,” the tweet said.
What happens to those who cooperate with Moscow?
In order to get the message across to the entire population, the article was published in English, Estonian, Ukrainian and Russian, in addition to block letters and prohibition symbols such as some traffic signs. “It is important that people know what cooperation with Russian special services is punishable is criminal and that if a person is caught online, our security agencies can help, Jaani explained. According to him, people are urged to come forward if they notice such activity. Estonia’s goal is to prevent threats, raise people’s awareness of the threat and “protect Estonian people from hostile special services,” Jaani concluded.
The Russian secret service is stepping up its efforts at the Estonian border. Starting today, we are publicly asking people crossing the border to report attempts by Russian/Belarusian intelligence, recruitment and contact
It is better that you come to us with this information before we come to you pic.twitter.com/YbrxrMv7vg
Kaitsepolitseimet (@kaitsepolitsei) March 11, 2022