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The wife of a Russian ministry official, an interpreter for Vladimir Putin, and a former diplomat whom Western intelligence suspects of spy links: These are the Russians whose employment by the OSCE has raised concerns amid what critics call Kremlin efforts to paralyze the European security body.
An investigation by Radio Liberty has found that a number of prominent figures in the Russian elite hold positions of authority within the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) that could be exploited to gather intelligence and sway the organisation's decisions in favour of the Kremlin.