Austria is a 'veritable aircraft carrier' of illegal Russian spies.

Spying is not illegal in Austria, providing those spying are not  causing any disadvantage to Austria.

If, for example, Russia were spying on Germany in Austria, the authorities could do nothing about it.

Vienna is a perfect hub for spying. One diplomat said Austria is the Wild West when it comes to spying.

Remember of the Austrian parliament, Stephanie Krisper said: "If you are a Russian intelligence officer and want to run a source in Germany, why would you run the risk of meeting him there? You invite this guy on a skiing holiday in Austria. Or to a ball in Vienna... you can basically recruit sources and exfiltrate information completely unmolested.”

Austria is a 'veritable aircraft carrier' of illegal Russian spies.

The Austrian capital is likely hosting an outsize Russian signals intelligence operation, a fact barely disguised at street level to a casual passer-by.