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Russian mercy mission to Italy is a front for intelligence gathering, British expert warns
https://www.telegraph.co.uk ^ | 2 April 2020 | By Nick Squires ROME ; Nataliya Vasilyeva, RUSSIA CORRESPONDENT, MOSCOW and Andrea Vogt BOLOGNA

Posted on 04/03/2020 10:51:10 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19

A Russian military mission that is in Italy ostensibly to help tackle the coronavirus crisis will be covertly gathering vital intelligence, a British expert warned on Thursday.

The team of more than 100 Russian soldiers, including experts in chemical and biological warfare, arrived in Italy last week, with their equipment stamped with logos reading “From Russia with Love”.


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1 posted on 04/03/2020 10:51:10 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
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To: RomanSoldier19

The Italians might be yelling Wolverini!


2 posted on 04/03/2020 10:58:26 AM PDT by wally_bert (Spend like you were going to the electric chair!)
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To: RomanSoldier19

> covertly gathering vital intelligence <

Most of the article is behind a paywall. So I gotta ask, what vital intelligence? Is Russia planning to invade Italy in the near future?


3 posted on 04/03/2020 10:59:31 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: RomanSoldier19
“Intelligence gathering?"
From Italian hospitals filled with coronavirus patients and dead?
What kind of nonsense is this?
4 posted on 04/03/2020 11:07:37 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: Leaning Right

My thought also....Italy actually has intelligence info that Russia would want? This isn’t WWII.


5 posted on 04/03/2020 11:13:57 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

Well, if the Wuhan Flu was deliberately released by China in order to crush the west’s economy, then WWIII with Russia and China would be the next logical step.


6 posted on 04/03/2020 11:22:24 AM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Who cares what British Experts think?! Didn’t they give us the Russian Dossier?


7 posted on 04/03/2020 11:26:43 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: RomanSoldier19
"..their equipment stamped with logos reading “From Russia with Love”."

No way.
8 posted on 04/03/2020 11:27:51 AM PDT by softengine
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To: RomanSoldier19

And the hundreds of thousands Chinese already in Italy aren’t


9 posted on 04/03/2020 11:46:23 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: RomanSoldier19

For what? To discover the Italians secret pasta sauce? Good grief people just grasping for straws now


10 posted on 04/03/2020 11:57:30 AM PDT by pangaea6
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To: RomanSoldier19

British intelligence = globalist scum


11 posted on 04/03/2020 12:05:49 PM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: mac_truck

Russkies gathering intel on how many geriatric Italians resides in which villas. This will help the Russian Army roll over northern Italy.


12 posted on 04/03/2020 12:48:37 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: RomanSoldier19

Italy is Europe’s “ground zero” for the virus. That is probably the intel Russia would like to get, a look at what is in store if they don’t do it right.

Though it sounds like Russia is doing pretty well so far.


13 posted on 04/03/2020 12:56:58 PM PDT by marron
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same British experts that said Trump was peeing on prostitutes?


14 posted on 04/03/2020 2:53:10 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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