The view that the country can remain neutral, balancing the interests of Russia and the West, while also being part of the West, is no longer morally or politically tenable.
The truth is that Austria’s intelligence community is split. Various factions within the intelligence agencies and authorities proxy-fighting with each other resulted in a raid on the intelligence service, anonymous accusations and the becoming public of various scandals. But it’s obvious that not the whole intelligence apparatus is in the Russians’ pockets.
The truth is that Austria’s intelligence community is split. Various factions within the intelligence agencies and authorities proxy-fighting with each other resulted in a raid on the intelligence service, anonymous accusations and the becoming public of various scandals. But it’s obvious that not the whole intelligence apparatus is in the Russians’ pockets.