Austrian energy executive fired over alleged Russian spying links - magazine report says


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  • Sunday, 21 Sep 2025

FILE PHOTO: A view of the logo of Austrian energy company OMV at the headquarter in Vienna, Austria, February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner/File Photo

VIENNA (Reuters) -Austrian oil, gas and chemicals group OMV has fired an executive over allegations of spying for Russia and a Russian diplomat has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Vienna as a result of the affair, news magazine Profil reported.

Profil magazine said the OMV employee allegedly attracted attention through meetings with a Russian diplomat suspected by Western intelligence services of being an agent of Russia's domestic intelligence service FSB.

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