The department noted that they are looking for Russians who are unhappy with the war in Ukraine, which Putin unleashed.
The CIA is searching the world for Russians willing to cooperate, unhappy with the war in Ukraine. This is what the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Operations, David Marlow, said, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Marlow contacts would-be agents, saying the invasion of Ukraine is a major setback for Russian President Vladimir Putin and opens opportunities for Western intelligence agencies to disaffected Russians. .
“Putin was at his best the day before the invasion, when he had the opportunity to pressure Ukraine, influence NATO and show that Russia is a strong power,” the top CIA official said, adding that Putin missed it all.
“We are looking around the world for the Russians, for whom it (the war in Ukraine – ed.) is as disgusting as for us. Therefore, we are open for cooperation,” Marlow stressed.
The statement came amid earlier concerns by former senior CIA officials that the invasion of Ukraine was creating fertile ground for recruiting agents among disgruntled Russian military oligarchs whose fortunes has shrunk due to sanctions, businessmen and others fleeing the country.
It was previously reported that CIA director William Burns met with the head of the Russian foreign intelligence service, Sergei Naryshkin, in Turkey to warn Russia against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
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