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Russian intelligence services are using Telegram, among other social media platforms, to recruit so-called "low-level agents" in Germany for small acts of sabotage, surveillance or provocation. Even a simple click or like can put users on the radar of Moscow's intelligence agencies.

SPECIAL REPORT: World affairs editor Sam Kiley joins RAF support patrols over Poland on what is effectively Nato’s eastern flank against Vladimir Putin’s Russia – and sees a war without end

Investigators haven't said what the motive for the planned attacks might be, but Poland's staunch support for Ukraine during the full-scale invasion could be a possible reason.

IN DEPTH: Moscow’s breach of Russian airspace has left the military alliance on high alert. Experts tell Steffie Banatvala that it is the latest in a series of incidents that are testing the West’s resolve

Britain has imposed sanctions on 18 officers and three units from Russia's GRU spy agency, accusing them of a sustained campaign of malicious activity against the UK and Europe.

Several of the men sanctioned on Friday are already wanted by the FBI in the United States.

Foreign secretary says two agents were involved in planting spyware on a device used by poisoning victim Yulia Skripal

The British Foreign Office also linked Russia's intelligence agency to a cyber sabotage campaign across Europe and the US, targeting institutions, elections and public health programmes.

The spies are also blamed for a prolonged campaign of cyberattacks across Europe

A court says Russia’s intelligence service hired the Moldovan national and sent him to Estonia to carry out the attack.

The delegations – not due to include Zelenskyy or Putin – are comprised of a mix of high-profile Ukrainians and lesser-known Russians