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Putin’s Proxy Spies

The Insider
May 8, 2025

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Episode Notes:

Facing setbacks from previous spy expulsions, Russian intelligence tactics in Europe have evolved in unorthodox ways following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Rick sat down to discuss the Kremlin's shift in strategy with Daniela Richeterova, who wrote "Putin’s Spies for Hire: What the U.K.’s Biggest Espionage Trial Revealed about Kremlin Tactics in Wartime Europe" for War on the Rocks.

 

Image: The Kremlin via Wikimedia Commons