Russia has built up a large network of agents across Europe over the past few decades.
In the past, secret information from Austrian ministries has repeatedly flowed to Russia.
Employees in the Office for the Protection of the Constitution are said to have spied.
And that's not all: the Austrian army has also been repeatedly targeted by Russian espionage operations.
In this fourth and final episode of the series "The Austria-Russia Affair" we look at the serious security policy consequences of the Austro-Russian relationship.
We explore how Vienna historically became the scene of Russian espionage and why this is still relevant today.
We look at leaks and betrayal of secrets in Austrian ministries and show how Austria's protection of the constitution fell into an international scandal.
In the weekly podcast “Inside Austria”, SPIEGEL and “Standard” look together at the big and small scandals in Austria.
Together with journalists from both editorial offices, we reconstruct cases and events that move the country.
We look into political abysses, follow the investigations into the cause of Sebastian Kurz and his ÖVP.
And inform about an important Austrian topic of the week.
Send us your feedback to: insideaustria@spiegel.de
