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Amid the war in Ukraine, a clandestine battle is being waged throughout Europe.
Since the beginning of March, more than 400 Russian diplomatic staff have been expelled from embassies and diplomatic missions across the continent, including in most EU countries.
The majority of those expelled are suspected of being Russian intelligence operatives.
Major expulsions of diplomatic staff have happened before. European countries expelled nearly 200 Russians after Russian intelligence operatives attempted to assassinate defected spy Sergei Skripal in the UK in 2018.
However, this wave of expulsions is the biggest since the fall of the Soviet Union, and it may be the biggest in history.
The current wave is notable for the number of Russians expelled and for the number of countries expelling them: 23 EU countries, three non-EU European countries, and the EU itself.
Chris Miller, a professor at the Fletcher...
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