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The spy who fed CIA secrets to Russia — and convinced his son to do it too

Harold James “Jim” Nicholson, a 16-year veteran of the CIA, spent decades in prison for espionage and kept up the treason from behind bars. He finally walked free this month. Sheila Flynn asks: What will the double agent do next?

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023

The spy who fed CIA secrets to Russia – then betrayed the US again from prison

Harold James “Jim” Nicholson, a 16-year veteran of the CIA, was sentenced to more than 23 years in prison in 1997 for espionage – but he kept up the treason from behind bars, enlisting his adult son to liaise with the Russians on the outside. Nicholson was convicted for a…

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023

This CIA turncoat kept up treason from prison and he’s about to walk free. Will he defect to Russia?

Harold James “Jim” Nicholson, a 16-year veteran of the CIA, was sentenced to more than 23 years in prison in 1997 for espionage – but he kept up the treason from behind bars, enlisting his adult son to liaise with the Russians on the outside. Nicholson was convicted for a…

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023

Russia Says Ukraine Storing Arms at Nuclear Plants, Kyiv Denies Claim

Russia's foreign intelligence service (SVR) on Monday accused Ukraine of storing Western-supplied arms at nuclear power stations across the country, an allegation dismissed as untrue by a senior Ukrainian official. The Russian spy agency provided no evidence and Reuters was unable to verify the claims. An SVR statement said that…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 23, 2023

Russia says Ukraine storing arms at nuclear plants, Kyiv denies claim

Russia's foreign intelligence service (SVR) on Monday accused Ukraine of storing Western-supplied arms at nuclear power stations across the country, an allegation dismissed as untrue by a senior Ukrainian official.

Reuters · Jan 23, 2023

SVR Russia: Inside the secret intelligence agency once known as the infamous KGB

Russia’s 102-year-old foreign intelligence service traces its lineage to the time of Lenin

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022

Russia Says US Is Not Taking a Constructive Approach to Istanbul Talks

Russia on Monday accused the United States of not taking a constructive approach to diplomatic talks in Istanbul, but said the Turkish city was a convenient place for such contacts to take place. A meeting between US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns and Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia's SVR…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 12, 2022

How the Biden White House scrambled after Poland missile blast

President Joe Biden has been adamant that the United States will back Ukraine in its nine-month fight to repel a Russian invasion. But he has insisted, "we will not fight the Third World War in Ukraine."

Reuters · Nov 18, 2022

CIA chief meets Russian counterpart to discuss nuclear weapons in Ukraine, prisoners

US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns met with his Russian counterpart in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Monday to warn of the consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, which Moscow has threatened to deploy in Ukraine, and to raise the issue of US prisoners in Russian jails, according…

France 24 · Nov 14, 2022

Putin has 1,000 spies in Britain hiding behind normal jobs from teachers to baristas

Russia's spies, handled by SVR, the Kremlin’s version of MI6, have even infiltrated high levels of government, experts say. Calls are being made for the public to be warned of the insider threat

Daily Mirror · Nov 12, 2022