西方外交官向BBC详述了在俄罗斯2022年入侵乌克兰后驻莫斯科使馆面临的极端反情报压力、监控与孤立。
Western Diplomats Detail Intense Surveillance, Isolation, and Operational Hardships in War-Time Moscow Western diplomats who served in Moscow following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine report facing extreme counterintelligence pressure, surveillance, and isolation.
前美国驻俄大使林恩·特雷西和前法国驻俄大使皮埃尔·莱维在采访中描述了联邦安全局（FSB）的无处不在的监控、对当地联系人的恐吓，以及因相互驱逐外交官和招聘禁令导致的严重人手短缺。
In interviews with the BBC, former US Ambassador Lynne Tracy and former French Ambassador Pierre Lévy described pervasive monitoring by the FSB, the intimidation of local contacts, and acute staffing shortages caused by mutual expulsions and hiring bans.
包括将俄罗斯银行踢出SWIFT系统在内的西方金融制裁，迫使外交机构不得不使用现金支付运营开支。
Western financial sanctions, including the removal of Russian banks from SWIFT, forced diplomatic missions to handle operating expenses with physical cash.
尽管部长级沟通中断、相互敌视，前任大使们仍强调维持外交机构运作的战略必要性，以保留基本沟通渠道。
Despite severed ministerial-level communication and mutual hostility, former envoys emphasized the strategic necessity of keeping diplomatic missions functional to maintain baseline communication channels.