How do you fool Russian Intelligence?
Jan 14, 2025•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
Former intelligence officer Bryan Stern describes the tradecraft he used on Russian intelligence and military services to rescue an American imprisoned in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
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