Moscow trace "Excessively large": FBI Director told about the number of spies of the Russian Federation in the United States

According to Christopher Ray, the sphere of interests of Russian agents is expanding. Russia also uses couriers who work without direct contact with the agent network and act as intermediaries between agents in spy operations. On September 8, FBI Director Christopher Ray said that the number of Russian spies in the United States remains "too big", despite all attempts to eradicate them. About it reports The Hill.

"The traditional Russian counterintelligence threat remains noticeable," Ray said during the event, which was conducted at the International Museum of Espionage in the central part of Washington. According to him, the Russian intelligence, that is, Russian intelligence officers is still noticeable in the United States. "This is what we are constantly pushing for, we try to interfere with them in any possible way," he said.

The FBI manager noted that in recent years Washington has succeeded in this regard, but still mentioned that in the American reconnaissance they realize that Moscow traces in the United States is "great" and the sphere of interests of these persons is expanding. Those who need to be reminded of what Russia's interests are, he advised to look at what is happening in Ukraine.

"That is why we never look over the fact that these are the same people who are related to all these horrific actions and aggression in Ukraine," Ray said. According to him, Russia also uses couriers (Cut-Outs) that work without direct contacts with the agent network and act as intermediaries between agents in spy operations. He recalled Ector Alejandro Kabrera-Fuentes, a Mexican, whom the US authorities arrested in 2020 on suspicion of espionage in the interests of Moscow.