In a wary Arctic, Norway starts to see Russian spies everywhere

European nations are suspicious that a desperate Kremlin is exploiting their open societies to deepen attempts at spying, sabotage and infiltration.

Erika Solomon and Henrik Pryser Libell

Dec 13, 2022 – 2.00pm

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In hindsight, some things just didn’t add up about Jose Giammaria.

For one, the visiting researcher at the University of Tromso, in Norway’s Arctic Circle, was ostensibly Brazilian. But he couldn’t speak Portuguese.

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