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"The Russian spy affair". Respekt leads off with the case of Robert Rakhardzho, a Russian psychologist who has collaborated since 2003 with Moscow's secret services. A "veritable star in his own right", he successfully managed to infiltrate the ranks of the Czech army while assuming a high post in their prison system. With the help of his girlfriend, a military psychologist who had contacts with three generals, he was able to collect information on the activities of the military leadership in Prague. Both were recently relieved of their duties, and Rakhardzho has since returned to Russia. Respekt noites that while demonstrating how easy it was for Moscow to destabilise one of the former Soviet satellites that is now a NATO member, the scandal has at least obliged the Czech army, mired in several corruption cases, to put its house in order.
A conversation with investigative reporters Stefano Valentino and Giorgio Michalopoulos, who have dissected the dark underbelly of green finance for Voxeurop and won several awards for their work.
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