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Special Correspondent, The Guardian.

cover: E Europe, Ukraine war, intel

latest book: The Illegals, on Russian deep-cover spies

shaun.walker@theguardian.com
Warsaw, Kyiv, London penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671708/t… Joined April 2009
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I’m really excited that my book on the history of Russia’s “illegal” spies comes out soon. It’s taken me years of work and covers a century of Soviet/Russian history...

Below, a short thread about the book, as well as info on how to pre-order a copy.
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Any New Yorkers who want to hear about Russian illegals and current Russian sabotage ops, please do register for this event at NYU on Thursday.
NYU Jordan Center @NYUJordanCenter Nov 1
On Nov 5 @ 4 PM, join us for a conversation on "Putin’s Spies: History and Present" with Shaun Walker @shaunwalker7
and Dr. Yevgenia @albats
In-person only. RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
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Like many, I've been fascinated and confused by the mystery of Havana Syndrome for years.

Reported this long piece on the history and recent developments, talking to victims/sufferers, intel sources, scientists, and the authors of an upcoming book

theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int…
www.theguardian.com Why the mystery over Havana syndrome refuses to die Dozens of CIA officers have been afflicted by debilitating symptoms over the past decade. Are they the result of ‘mass hysteria’? Or are they from attacks with an energy weapon and, if so, who is...
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I spoke to former Pussy Riot activist Rita Flores, who recently admitted she had been forced to collaborate with the FSB for the past three years, on her life as an informant, how the FSB runs agents, and the sad state of the wartime Moscow art scene.

theguardian.com/world/2026/sep…
www.theguardian.com ‘My fear was too great’: the Pussy Riot member recruited by Russian spies to inform on fellow... Exclusive: In her first media interview since fleeing Russia, Rita Flores describes her three years of being run by the FSB