Yuri Shvets

Yuri Shvets
Юрій Швець
Born (1953-05-16) 16 May 1953 (age 71)
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materPatrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University
Academy of Foreign Intelligence
Espionage activity
Allegiance Soviet Union
AgencyKGB
Service years1980–1990
RankMajor
Other workHis YouTube channel

Yuri Borysovych Shvets[a] (born 16 May 1953) is a former Soviet intelligence officer of Ukrainian origin. He was a Major in the KGB between 1980 and 1990. From April 1985 to 1987, he was a resident spy in Washington, D.C.[2] While there, he held a cover job as a correspondent for TASS, a Soviet state-owned news agency.[3] He headed the KGB counterintelligence department for countries in North America and he left the KGB in September 1990.[4]

  1. ^ YouTube: Розмова за участю Юрія Швеця, Тараса Березовця і Пітера Залмаєва. 05.04.2022
  2. ^ "Book Discussion on Washington Station: My Life as a KGB Spy". C-SPAN. 14 April 1995. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ^ Smith, David (29 January 2021). "'The perfect target': Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years – ex-KGB spy". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ^ Бонини, Карло (Bonini, Carlo) (19 January 1999). "Скандалы: "Путин может наказать Соединенные Штаты"" [Scandals: "Putin can punish the United States"]. Corriere della Sera (in Russian). Archived from the original on 21 July 2001. Retrieved 13 September 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This is a Russian translation of an article originally published in Italian. The original website is a dead link.


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