09-11-2019

Articles

C.I.A. Informant Extracted From Russia Had Sent Secrets To U.S. for Decades

Decades ago, the C.I.A. recruited and carefully cultivated a midlevel Russian official who began rapidly advancing through the governmental ranks. Eventually, American spies struck gold: The longtime source landed an influential position that came with access to the highest level of the Kremlin.

CNN's Jim Sciutto Breaks Down His Scoop On How The CIA Was Forced To Extract A Russian Spy

It happened two years earlier, but on Monday it was breaking news: CNN anchor and chief national security correspondent Jim Sciutto reported the Central Intelligence Agency carried out a top-secret mission in 2017 to extract a high-level Russian asset-a Kremlin official who'd been informing U.S. intelligence