Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Russian Diplomatic Compound In The Bronx Raising U.S. National Security Concerns

Russian diplomatic compound in the Bronx (Google Maps)  

Daily Beast: Secret Briefing Zeroes in on Suspected Russian Spy Station in New York 

The State Department is so worried that a Russian diplomatic compound in the Bronx is serving as a Russian spy hub that it held a classified briefing about the compound on Friday. 

The previously unreported briefing touched on concerns about the compound and its potential ties to Russian espionage operations—concerns which Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) raised in March of this year when he sent a letter to the Directors of the FBI, CIA, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice. 

Torres, a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, requested that the Biden Administration consider opening an investigation into the compound in order to protect the country against Russian espionage. 

It’s not clear what the outcome of the meeting was. Torres declined to comment on what was discussed in the meeting, citing the classified nature of the gathering. Due to security reasons, the State Department also declined to share details about the meeting.  

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WNU Editor: The U.S. can always order the closure of this compound by ordering everyone out of the country. But the Russians will only do the same to the US Diplomatic compound in Moscow.

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