[Abathar]

Intelligence gathering is as old as countries are. They know this goes on all the time, to the ones who are involved in this it is a game. Kind of funny how they appreciate all the hard work went into this "rock", and don't really seem to be bothered by finding it, just awed at how well it was constructed.

[A. Pole]

Kind of funny how they appreciate all the hard work went into this "rock", and don't really seem to be bothered by finding it, just awed at how well it was constructed.

To add another funny twist, Putin recommended that these British spies are not to be expelled:

"[...]
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, yesterday said that four British diplomats accused of espionage in Moscow should not be expelled, as their replacements might be cleverer than they were and harder to catch.
[...]

(Clumsy British spies are better than crafty ones, says Putin )