In its annual report, the Security Information Service (BIS) said the intelligence services of Russia and China played an important role in promoting their interests abroad.
“The key difference is that Russia seeks to destabilise and disintegrate its opponents, while China is trying to build a Sinocentric global community wherein other nations acknowledge the legitimacy of China’s interests,” BIS said.
All Russian intelligence services were active on Czech territory in 2019. Spies with a diplomatic cover focused on promoting Russia’s interests and the Kremlin’s views, as well as boosting Russia’s reputation in the Czech Republic.
