Center for European Policy Analysis: Russia Cleanses Its Spy Agencies
October 03, 2025
October 03, 2025
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Oct. 2, 2025:
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Russia Cleanses Its Spy Agencies
Something odd and largely unnoticed is happening to Russia's spies.
By Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan
Putin's intelligence services are being cleansed of non-Russians, a policy completely at odds with the agencies' multiethnic histories. It is a risky move that may o . . .
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Russia Cleanses Its Spy Agencies
Something odd and largely unnoticed is happening to Russia's spies.
By Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan
Putin's intelligence services are being cleansed of non-Russians, a policy completely at odds with the agencies' multiethnic histories. It is a risky move that may o . . .