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In Moscow's Shadows
In Moscow's Shadows 13: The GRU, and why is it so hard to leave Putin?
Sep 26, 2020
34:12
I take a general look at Russian military intelligence, the fearsome GRU (OK, GU for purists), what it is and does and what it isn't and doesn't...
And in the second part, I consider why it seems so hard for some people - Surkov, Levrov, and others - to leave government service. Why is it so hard to say goodbye?
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