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The man of Russian descent is suspected of having provided information about the political and social discourse in Austria in connection with the Russian offensive war in Ukraine. This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior in Vienna on Monday. The investigations by the State Security and Intelligence Directorate were carried out on behalf of the Vienna Public Prosecutor’s Office and in close international cooperation.

The 39-year-old, who reportedly received special military training in Russia, has interacted with diplomats and various intelligence agencies and was in Moscow shortly before and during the military invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, the ministry said. He may have provided information to assess foreign responses to the invasion, it said.

Among other things, a signal detector for detecting eavesdropping devices and hidden cameras were found with the suspect, who is currently at large, as well as a splinter protection suit. According to the information, mobile phones and computers with ten million files were also protected.

The 39-year-old made himself suspicious of his many travels. From 2018 to early 2022, he made a total of 65 trips to other European countries, as well as Russia, Belarus, Turkey and Georgia and acquired several properties in Vienna, Russia and Greece, although officially he had only a low income, according to the ministry. (sda/dpa)