CIA Publishes Call For Russians to Spy

The CIA must feel extremely emboldened about its work to destabilize countries.

It appears the intelligence agency has ditched its veil of secrecy and prefers to make public service announcements to recruit spies.

In a bizarre video, the CIA openly encouraged Russians to spy on their own country.

The agency reportedly released the video on multiple platforms.

Zero Hedge noted:

The CIA released a nearly 2-minute video Monday on its official YouTube, Twitter, and Telegram channels. The Russian-language, professionally produced video urges individual Russians to provide intelligence on their country in the midst of the Ukraine war.

CIA Releases Video Urging Russians To Spy On Their Own Country https://t.co/d08l3qIgSQ

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 16, 2023

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The @CIA urges Russians to spy on their own country: 'Come work for us' as per the recently activated account on the @Telegram platform:

~ CIA’s global mission requires that individuals be able to contact us securely from anywhere in the world. That’s why, for the first… pic.twitter.com/6fjD18Mc8i

— Anonymous Scandinavia🌐 Assange⏳ #NoExtradition (@AnonScan) May 17, 2023

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Zero Hedge added:

The video has a ‘patriotic’ orientation, assuring Russians they can do something to improve their country and its situation by handing over intelligence to the CIA.

“The CIA wants to know the truth about Russia, and we are looking for reliable people who can tell us that truth,” the agency said in the video, according to a translation. “Your information may be more valuable than you know.”

The text on the screen of the clip further tells Russians to “Contact us. Perhaps the people around you don’t want to hear the truth. We want to.”

After the CIA released the video, Russia reportedly said it was tracking Western spy activity.

From Aljazeera:

President Vladimir Putin has warned his compatriots to be on their guard against traitors, and parliament last month voted to increase the penalty for state treason from 20 years to life in prison.

In the video – published on the CIA’s official YouTube channel and the Telegram messaging app, popular in Russia – a male voice reflects on the meaning of heroism and endurance as lone individuals are seen weighing their decisions: a man trudging through snow, a woman staring through a window.

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“We are easily swayed by lies. But we do know what our reality is. The reality we live in. And the reality we talk about in whispers,” the voice says.

At the end, a man and a woman are shown in separate scenes with their fingers hovering over mobile phone screens with a link saying “Contact CIA”.

“This is my Russia. This will always be my Russia. I will endure. My family will endure. We will live with dignity because of my actions,” the narrator concludes.

Asked about the video, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he had not paid attention to it, but added: “I am convinced that our special services are monitoring this space in the necessary way.”