New Mobilization?
... the intelligence services were seen as an important part of the competition between the two systems, which may have caused damage to the opponent, but did not pose a threat to its vital interests. People in both countries started to look at this “spy mania” and the arms race with a healthy dose of irony – just watch a James Bond film or listen to some of Vladimir Vysotsky’s songs and you will understand. Espionage without Rules? The current spy scandals are unfolding in a fundamentally different atmosphere, against the background of an unprecedented campaign launched by the United States in late 2016 regarding “Russian interference” in the U.S. elections. There are regular calls in Congress ...