September 4, 1998: Russian Defector - Stanislav Lunev
Apr 11, 2024•2 hr 54 min•Season 1998Ep. 466
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Art Bell interviews Stanislav Lunev, Russia's highest-ranking military defector ever, a former GRU colonel who spent four years spying in Washington D.C. under cover as a TASS news agency correspondent. Lunev describes his intelligence work recruiting American agents and reveals why he chose to defect in 1992, citing the deep corruption connecting Russia's government to organized crime. The conversation turns to Russia's ongoing military preparations against the United States, which Lunev… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/september-4-1998-russian-defector-stanislav-lunev
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