A recent investigation has uncovered a pair of Russian deep-cover spies posing as an Argentine couple in Slovenia, Eastern Europe. The couple, who appeared to be unremarkable immigrants with two children, were actually part of a sophisticated espionage operation. He was an IT entrepreneur, and she ran an online art gallery. Their activities included encrypted communications with Moscow, possession of hundreds of thousands of euros in cash, and identity theft of a deceased infant from Greece. The couple is now facing a classified trial on charges of conducting espionage as 'illegals,' crucial agents in Putin’s expanding shadow war with the West.
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Unlike most spies, deep cover spies don’t pose as diplomats but usually as people unconnected to Russia. They spend years burrowing themselves deep into their target region, creating a spider web of information sources. https://t.co/qYiyrSV6sa via @WSJ
The Russian couple had built their cover in Argentina.A classified trial will now deliver judgment on the couple, charged with conducting espionage as “illegals,” or deep-penetration agents—two crucial cogs in Putin’s shadow war with the West. https://t.co/tx4phVKj2p via @WSJ
It was like "The Americans," except these Russians posed as Argentines. He was an IT entrepreneur. She ran an online art gallery. They had two kids and unremarkable lives. But in fact, they were deep-cover Russian spies in Eastern Europe. https://t.co/icALJjSmGw via @WSJ
Encrypted communications with Moscow. A refrigerator full of hundreds of thousands of euros banknotes. ID theft of an infant who died in a Greek village some 30 years ago. Our deep-dive into the secret lives of Russian deep-cover spies w/ @JoeWSJ https://t.co/pT2QBXQDXv
Like "The Americans" but true. Terrific reporting. He was IT entrepreneur. She ran online art gallery. By all appearances, young Argentine immigrants with two kids were unremarkable. In fact, they were deep-cover Russian spies in Slovenia. https://t.co/8a01IceuVS via @WSJ
By all appearances, the quiet Argentine immigrants in Slovenia with two kids were unremarkable. In fact, they were deep-cover Russian spies. Our monthslong investigation w/ @JoeWSJ into Putin’s fast-expanding shadow war with the West https://t.co/pT2QBXQDXv
“It’s like ‘The Americans,’ except in Slovenia.” Our investigation into a pair of Russian deep-cover spies who posed as an Argentine couple to gain foothold in the heart of Europe https://t.co/pT2QBXQDXv w/ @JoeWSJ