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Foreign Influence and Interference

Russian Defence Supplier Linked to FSB Relocates Operations to Slovakia

A Russian electronics supplier with verified contracts to the Federal Security Service (FSB)—Russia’s domestic intelligence agency—relocated its operations to Slovakia after the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, raising serious questions about European Union enforcement of sanctions and internal security...