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Russian spies back in business, expert says
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published March 30, 2007
WASHINGTON - Russia has fully restored its espionage capabilities against the United States after a period of decline following the Cold War, a senior U.S. counterintelligence official said Thursday. Joel Brenner, the head of the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive, said the United States is concerned that Russia is continuing to ramp up its operations. "The Russians are now back at Cold War levels in their efforts against the United States," he said at an event held by the American Bar Association. "They are sending over an increasing and troubling number of intelligence agents." The comments come at a time of greater tension between the two countries, as Russian officials have expressed frustration at what they see as U.S. foreign policy unrestrained by consultation with other world powers, including Russia. However, both sides deny that the tension means a return to the Cold War. "The Russians have been reeling from being one of the world's great superpowers to being something very different, and trying to build themselves up and show that they are going to have to be dealt with as a major power is part of their agenda," Brenner said.
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