Former Intelligence Officers Fear Russia May Target Defectors In U.S.
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Three former senior U.S. intelligence officers say before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Moscow was hunting Russian defectors on U.S. soil.
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NEWSY'S SASHA INGBER: We're sitting here, it's a beautiful fall day outside of D.C. while Russia is seeing major losses in Ukraine and retaliating there. Are you in any way concerned that Russia could try something here in the U.S.?
FORMER FBI SPECIAL AGENT PETER LAPP: I'm very concerned. They're a pretty aggressive intelligence service. Even, a lot of countries don't do a lot out of their embassies. Russia is pretty aggressive, from working out of their own embassy where they know that the FBI is watching and keeping an eye on them. They're pretty brazen when it comes to moving around and doing things here in the United States. They seem to be enjoying our freedom a little too much.
