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Putin’s Power Is Built on Spying, but It’s Also His Prison

SELF-HARM

The ex-KGB official has always lionized spies. He is also paranoid and bitter over what he perceives as the West’s humiliation of Russia. It’s a toxic combo.

Gordon Corera
Gordon Corera
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Gordon Corera

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