Ten years ago today, the Russian and American Presidents were sat in an Arlington burger joint. The & #39;Reset& #39; of relations was at its height. But as Medvedev squirted a LOT of mustard on his bun, what he didn& #39;t know was that the FBI was about to bust a group of Russian spies......
Next, ten years ago today, a spy left Russian Intelligence HQ and then took a train to began his escape. Back in 1999, he had been recruited by the FBI while posted in New York. He& #39;d passed crucial secrets about Russian deep cover illegals in the US. Their time was running out...
Then, ten years ago today, Anna Chapman got a call from someone she thought was a fellow Russian spy - but who was an FBI undercover. They met but she was suspicious and bought a burner phone to call her father. An FBI surveillance team tailing her got the number and listened in
The net finally closed on a group of Russian ‘illegal’ spies exactly ten years ago. Some had spent decades under deep cover in the US. But the arrests were nearly derailed by a desire in the White House to avoid antagonising Russia. The full story is in “Russians Among Us”
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