Russia Drastically Increases Diplomatic Staff in Mexico; The U.S. Suspects Many of Them are Spies

Russian Embassy in Mexico City (Credit: Image via mexicocity.cdmx.gob.mx)

The U.S. believes Russia is using Mexico City's proximity to the country as a way to build up on spy operation tactics once used during the Cold War.

According to U.S. officials and former intelligence officers, Moscow has gone back to old tactics and added dozens of new personnel to its embassy staff in the Mexican capital for the past few years despite its limited trade ties with the country.