The U.S. and Europe have expelled more than 400 Russian diplomats and embassy staff since the invasion of Ukraine began, according to an Axios tally.
Note: The U.S. has also expelled 12 Russian diplomats. Data: Axios research; Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios
NATO's Eastern-flank countries initiated the next major wave in late March, with Poland setting a record following expulsions by Bulgaria , Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania . Russian spies engage in the same conventional behavior, but are unique in that "70% or 80% of what they do includes 'active measures' like subversion and assassination and funding radical groups," says John Sipher, a former CIA officer who ran the agency's Russia operations.
a post-Cold War record 23 Russian diplomats in 2018 after former Russian double-agent Sergei Skripal was poisoned with a nerve agent on British soil.Expelling known intelligence officers can be a double-edged sword, since it removes the ability of the U.S. and other host countries to keep tabs on their activities, Sipher tells Axios.
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