Sabotage and secret identities: Russia’s spy network – podcast

Shaun Walker reports on the history of Russia’s ‘Illegals’ programme and what it looks like todayShaun Walker is the Guardian’s central and eastern Europe correspondent and author of The Illegals: Russia’s Most Audacious Spies and the Plot to Infiltrate the West.He tells Helen Pidd about the history of Russia’s ‘Illegals’ programme, and how Russian intelligence operates in western countries today. Continue reading...

May 5, 2025 - 03:36
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Sabotage and secret identities: Russia’s spy network – podcast

Shaun Walker reports on the history of Russia’s ‘Illegals’ programme and what it looks like today

Shaun Walker is the Guardian’s central and eastern Europe correspondent and author of The Illegals: Russia’s Most Audacious Spies and the Plot to Infiltrate the West.

He tells Helen Pidd about the history of Russia’s ‘Illegals’ programme, and how Russian intelligence operates in western countries today. Continue reading...