Moscow just can’t let go
"The Russian spy affair". Respekt leads off with the case of Robert Rakhardzho, a Russian psychologist who has collaborated since 2003 with Moscow's secret services. A "veritable star in his own right", he successfully managed to infiltrate the ranks of the Czech army while assuming a high post in their prison system. With the help of his girlfriend, a military psychologist who had contacts with three generals, he was able to collect information on the activities of the military leadership in Prague. Both were recently relieved of their duties, and Rakhardzho has since returned to Russia. Respekt noites that while demonstrating how easy it was for Moscow to destabilise one of the former Soviet satellites that is now a NATO member, the scandal has at least obliged the Czech army, mired in several corruption cases, to put its house in order.
As Greece pimps its ancient monuments to bring in the tourists, lovers of cultural heritage are up in arms. But the country is only doing openly what the whole of Europe is: looting historic sites to drum up more ready cash. 
Asserting national values is central to the political project of the Hungarian PM. Since the start of the year, fifteen paintings, specially commissioned for an exhibition in the Castle of Buda, have been putting this ambition on show. 
The game has gone on for nearly two years: Athens pretends to comply with the demands of its creditors and partners, and they pretend to believe in Greece’s commitments. As the spectre of default comes nearer, however, the Greek bluff cannot go on much longer, writes an El Mundo editorialist.