Russia suspected of using civilian ships for intelligence gathering and influence operations

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Russian civilian ships are being used for intelligence gathering and propaganda operations in support of the Kremlin, a new intelligence report says.

European security services have noted the increasingly questionable behavior of Russian civilian vessels, which the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service said “may even be described as provocative.”

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