$500 and a trip abroad: How recruits end up in Russian sabotage training camps

AI Briefing

• – Moldovan court cases reveal Russia's network of recruiting, training, and deploying spies and saboteurs through promises of $500 and a trip abroad.
• – The network involves 22 people from Moldova, including military personnel and civilians, who were recruited through various means including social media and personal connections.
• – Prosecutors say the group was trained in Russian military bases and deployed to carry out operations in Eastern Europe and other parts of the world.