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Belarus expels Czech diplomat, retaliates against Poland
Belarus expelled a Czech diplomat and summoned a Polish diplomat in retaliation for the expulsion of Belarusian diplomats accused of espionage by Poland and Czechia earlier this month.
Belarus expels Czech diplomat, retaliates against Poland
Belarus expelled a Czech diplomat and summoned a Polish diplomat in retaliation for the expulsion of Belarusian diplomats accused of espionage by Poland and Czechia earlier this month.
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28% Bias Score
Death of Nikolai Golushko: A Legacy of Principle and Controversy
Colonel General Nikolai Golushko, the last chairman of the KGB of Ukraine and a founder of Russia's modern security services, died in Moscow on August 10, 2025; his refusal to order the 1993 storming of the White House and his subsequent actions regarding a 1994 amnesty significantly shaped his care...
Death of Nikolai Golushko: A Legacy of Principle and Controversy
Colonel General Nikolai Golushko, the last chairman of the KGB of Ukraine and a founder of Russia's modern security services, died in Moscow on August 10, 2025; his refusal to order the 1993 storming of the White House and his subsequent actions regarding a 1994 amnesty significantly shaped his care...
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48% Bias Score
Cold War Spy Camera Auction
An auction in Wetzlar, Germany, on June 27th will feature a collection of Cold War spy cameras used by the KGB, Stasi, and other Eastern Bloc agencies, ranging in sophistication from simple mechanical designs to advanced, silent electromechanical models.
Cold War Spy Camera Auction
An auction in Wetzlar, Germany, on June 27th will feature a collection of Cold War spy cameras used by the KGB, Stasi, and other Eastern Bloc agencies, ranging in sophistication from simple mechanical designs to advanced, silent electromechanical models.
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20% Bias Score
KGB Officer's Defection Reveals Soviet Spies, Influences Cold War
In July 1985, Oleg Gordievsky, a high-ranking KGB officer disillusioned by the Soviet regime, defected to the UK using a complex escape plan, providing crucial intelligence that influenced Cold War events and exposed Soviet spies.
KGB Officer's Defection Reveals Soviet Spies, Influences Cold War
In July 1985, Oleg Gordievsky, a high-ranking KGB officer disillusioned by the Soviet regime, defected to the UK using a complex escape plan, providing crucial intelligence that influenced Cold War events and exposed Soviet spies.
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44% Bias Score
Death of Cold War Double Agent Oleg Gordievsky
Oleg Gordievsky, a former KGB officer and key MI6 asset during the Cold War, died at age 86 in England on March 4; his death is not considered suspicious.
Death of Cold War Double Agent Oleg Gordievsky
Oleg Gordievsky, a former KGB officer and key MI6 asset during the Cold War, died at age 86 in England on March 4; his death is not considered suspicious.
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36% Bias Score
Putin's Rise to Power: From Leningrad to the Kremlin
Following Boris Yeltsin's surprise resignation on December 31, 1999, former KGB agent Vladimir Putin became Russia's acting president, winning the 2000 presidential elections with 53% of the vote on a platform of restoring Russia's strength and stability, appealing to voters weary of the Yeltsin era...
Putin's Rise to Power: From Leningrad to the Kremlin
Following Boris Yeltsin's surprise resignation on December 31, 1999, former KGB agent Vladimir Putin became Russia's acting president, winning the 2000 presidential elections with 53% of the vote on a platform of restoring Russia's strength and stability, appealing to voters weary of the Yeltsin era...
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48% Bias Score
KGB's Secret Cold War Plot to Attack UK with Radioactive Waste Revealed
In 1971, KGB defector Oleg Lyalin revealed a Cold War plot to contaminate Scotland's Holy Loch with radioactive waste to damage UK-US relations, exploiting anti-nuclear protests; this led to the expulsion of 105 Soviet spies.
KGB's Secret Cold War Plot to Attack UK with Radioactive Waste Revealed
In 1971, KGB defector Oleg Lyalin revealed a Cold War plot to contaminate Scotland's Holy Loch with radioactive waste to damage UK-US relations, exploiting anti-nuclear protests; this led to the expulsion of 105 Soviet spies.
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64% Bias Score
CIA Rejects KGB Defector: MI6 Secures Top-Secret Archive
KGB archivist Vasili Mitrokhin, rejected multiple times by the CIA, was successfully exfiltrated by MI6 in 1992, providing a trove of top-secret documents that exposed hundreds of KGB agents in the West and led to hundreds of counterintelligence investigations; this was only revealed in Gordon Corer...
CIA Rejects KGB Defector: MI6 Secures Top-Secret Archive
KGB archivist Vasili Mitrokhin, rejected multiple times by the CIA, was successfully exfiltrated by MI6 in 1992, providing a trove of top-secret documents that exposed hundreds of KGB agents in the West and led to hundreds of counterintelligence investigations; this was only revealed in Gordon Corer...
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40% Bias Score
Soviet 'Illegals': Cold War Espionage and its Lasting Legacy
Ben Macintyre's book, "The Spy and the Traitor," details the lives of Soviet 'illegals,' spies operating undercover in the West during the Cold War, highlighting their successes, failures, and lasting impact on intelligence operations, even influencing modern Russian tactics.
Soviet 'Illegals': Cold War Espionage and its Lasting Legacy
Ben Macintyre's book, "The Spy and the Traitor," details the lives of Soviet 'illegals,' spies operating undercover in the West during the Cold War, highlighting their successes, failures, and lasting impact on intelligence operations, even influencing modern Russian tactics.
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52% Bias Score
Belarusian KGB Expands International Operations Using Deception and Propaganda
The Belarusian KGB uses deceptive tactics, such as posing as EU representatives to hold security seminars for Belarusians in Warsaw, and creating propaganda films with deceptively obtained interviews, to track and recruit dissidents and spread propaganda.
Belarusian KGB Expands International Operations Using Deception and Propaganda
The Belarusian KGB uses deceptive tactics, such as posing as EU representatives to hold security seminars for Belarusians in Warsaw, and creating propaganda films with deceptively obtained interviews, to track and recruit dissidents and spread propaganda.
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56% Bias Score
Death of Oleg Gordievsky: Britain's Most Valuable Cold War Spy
Oleg Gordievsky, Britain's most valuable Cold War spy, died peacefully at 86 in Surrey; his death is not considered suspicious, and his decades of leaking information to MI6 and MI5 significantly altered the understanding of the KGB's operations.
Death of Oleg Gordievsky: Britain's Most Valuable Cold War Spy
Oleg Gordievsky, Britain's most valuable Cold War spy, died peacefully at 86 in Surrey; his death is not considered suspicious, and his decades of leaking information to MI6 and MI5 significantly altered the understanding of the KGB's operations.
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44% Bias Score
French Politician Identified as KGB 'Agent of Influence'
Newly released Mitrokhin Archive documents reveal French politician Pierre Sudreau's role as a pro-Soviet 'agent of influence' for the KGB between 1960 and 1980, without evidence of financial compensation, highlighting Cold War espionage complexities.
French Politician Identified as KGB 'Agent of Influence'
Newly released Mitrokhin Archive documents reveal French politician Pierre Sudreau's role as a pro-Soviet 'agent of influence' for the KGB between 1960 and 1980, without evidence of financial compensation, highlighting Cold War espionage complexities.
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44% Bias Score
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