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This Hungarian town may have been a Russian spy centre?
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Russian spy centre in Hévíz? For years, this spa town has been a significant base for major intelligence operations between the East and West.
Russian spies in Hungary
According to Blikk, it is almost certain that many spies, mainly Russian intelligence agents, have been guests of the world-famous Hévíz spa. Over the past decades, hundreds of Russian citizens have settled and become influential in and around Hévíz. The spa town has most likely become a major point of intelligence operations between the East and West.
Security policy expert Péter Tarjányi told Blikk:
“After Vienna and Budapest, the town of Hévíz may indeed play a prominent role in Russian intelligence activities. This development has been noticeable for 25 years now, with the Russians buying up a number of properties and creating a major tourist centre for their citizens.”
Why Hévíz?
HVG.hu added that Russian intelligence agents especially loved Hévíz because they could easily blend in with their own countrymen. It was therefore not a big surprise that in Hévíz in 2017, a Russian intelligence officer met Martin Müller, a former Austrian colonel, who passed on secret information about NATO’s activities. This, of course, only came to light later.