A Russian spy, suddenly cast into the spotlight, flees Japan
Filchenkov’s role had been the focus of a Times investigation into how Russia exploited Japan’s weak espionage laws.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); });Filchenkov’s departure was first reported by Yomiuri Shimbun, a major national newspaper in Japan. The newspaper said the Russian exited Japan after the Times published its investigation July 12. The Ukrainian official who confirmed the spy’s departure did so on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss intelligence publicly.
- ▪Filchenkov’s role had been the focus of a Times investigation into how Russia exploited Japan’s weak espionage laws.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); });Filchenkov’s departure was first reporte
- ▪The newspaper said the Russian exited Japan after the Times published its investigation July 12.
- ▪The Ukrainian official who confirmed the spy’s departure did so on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss intelligence publicly.
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