Former Russian spy: Moscow targeted Snowden six years before ‘tricking’ him into seeking asylum

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Former Russian spy: Moscow targeted Snowden six years before ‘tricking’ him into seeking asylum

Special to WorldTribune.com Russian spies ‘tricked’ U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden into asking Moscow for asylum by posing as diplomats after spending six years targeting him, a former major in the KGB has claimed. Boris Karpichkov, who fled Russia after 15 years serving with the KGB said Snowden had been identified as a potential defector as […]

U.S. officials outline massive scale of Putin’s corruption

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U.S. officials outline massive scale of Putin’s corruption

Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon Corruption by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his administration in Moscow has produced tens of billions of dollars worth of illicit funds for the Russian leader and his top aides, according to U.S. officials. Putin is estimated to have amassed a fortune worth at least an estimated $28 billion through […]