Undoubtedly, sir, you have been following the recent news from the U.S. regarding the case of alleged Russian spies--and I say "alleged", although I have read that some have actually confessed. According to papers filed in the U.S. district court, the job of these agents was to search and develop ties in policy-making circles in the United States.
Let me read briefly from a recent story that ran in The Vancouver Sun on June 29.