Media: One of the leaders of the energy giant of Austria was the agent of the Russian Federation

Russian attributes in the capital of Austria, Collage: UP

The Austrian oil and gas and OMV chemical group freed up one of the leaders on suspicion of espionage in favor of Russia.

Source: ARA, “European Truth”

Details: On Friday, the Austrian magazine Profil published an investigation into one of the OMV managers, which attracted the attention of the Austrian counterintelligence through meetings with the Embassy of the Russian Embassy.

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The manager worked at the OMV for a long time and has recently been engaged in the merger of two subsidiaries worth 1 billion euros in Abu Dhabi.

According to Profil, the man had information about both companies and reported to them a Russian diplomat during meetings in Vienna. It is unknown whether the man acted alone and how long his spy activity lasted.

During the search, numerous internal documents were seized at the OMV employee’s house and a criminal case was opened against him.

In a comment, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said that after the exposure, he had caused a temporarily attorney for Russia.

“The Russian side was proposed to abandon the diplomatic immunity of the diplomat”, which appeared in the investigation, added the Foreign Ministry of Austria, otherwise the department will declare it a person Non Grat.

At the request of Reuters Omv, she stated that she was fully cooperating with the relevant authorities and refused to comment on “Data Protection”.

OMV is the largest oil company in Central Europe, whose headquarters are located in Vienna. She was one of the first in the event to conclude gas supply from the USSR, and now tore it ahead of schedule.

The media previously wrote that the Western countries are concerned about the activity of Russian spies in Austria, where they formally violate anything until they act directly against Austria.