Austria's ruling Greens party accuses the far-right Freedom Party of enabling Russian espionage as a scandal involving a former executive of Wirecard gathers momentum.
Watch onVIENNA - Austria 's ruling Greens party accused the far-right Freedom Party of enabling Russian espionage on Friday as a scandal involving a fugitive former executive of failed German payments firm Wirecard gathered momentum.
"We have the potential infiltration of our secret services by Russian agents. This is very, very serious and the Freedom Party and ... Kickl are directly linked to it," Greens parliamentary leader Sigrid Maurer told reporters.The FPO has taken a pro-Russia stance, opposing EU sanctions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. Under a previous leader, it also struck a cooperation agreement with Vladimir Putin's United Russia party.
The FPO is leading in opinion polls, capitalising on concerns about immigration and issues like inflation. A parliamentary election is due this year. Media reports say Ott is suspected of having passed phone data from senior Interior Ministry officials to Russia.
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