# Western diplomats tell BBC of surveillance and ‘constant paranoia’ in wartime Moscow

https://mins.news/en/item/112161

- BBC News, 2026-10-22 23:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj75p1xr7p7vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Former US and French ambassadors Lynne Tracy and Pierre Lévy and other diplomats told the BBC that working in Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine has brought pressure comparable to the Cold War. They described Western officials as closely monitored and increasingly isolated; one former ambassador said constant paranoia had driven some officials to quit.