Have we just seen the most embarrassing intelligence failure Russia has suffered in years? Investigative group The Insider revealed how a secret Russian unit – known as Center 795 – allegedly ran assassinations and covert operations abroad, but was exposed in a remarkably simple way: one of its agents used Google Translate. According to the investigation, that allowed the FBI to read their communications in real time. So how did a supposedly “untraceable” elite unit unravel so easily, and what does it tell us about Russia’s modern espionage? Jean-Emile Jammine spoke with The Insider’s Editor-in-chief, Roman Dobrohotov.
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