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Michael Schwirtz

Global Intelligence Correspondent at The New York Times

The New York Times [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | myheraldreview.com | Michael Schwirtz

    RIO DE JANEIRO — Artem Shmyrev had everyone fooled. The Russian intelligence officer seemed to have built the perfect cover identity. He ran a successful 3D printing business and shared an upscale apartment in Rio de Janeiro with his Brazilian girlfriend and a cat. But most important, he had an authentic birth certificate and passport that cemented his alias as Gerhard Daniel Campos Wittich, a 34-year-old Brazilian citizen. kAmp7E6C D:I J62CD =J:?8 =@H[ 96 H2D :>A2E:6?E E@ 368:?

  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jane Bradley |Michael Schwirtz

    Investigadores sospechan que agentes de la KGB, que trabajaron en Brasil al final de la Unión Soviética, presentaron actas de nacimiento de recién nacidos ficticios para que una futura generación de espías las reclamara algún día.

  • 2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | David Sanger |Michael Schwirtz |Maggie Haberman |Jonathan Swan

    PRAIANO, Italy — For months, President Donald Trump has been threatening to simply walk away from the frustrating negotiations for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. After a phone call Monday between Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia, that appears to be exactly what the American president is doing.

  • 2 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Jane Bradley |Michael Schwirtz |Christina Thornell |Laura Salaberry

    For years, Russia used Brazil as a launchpad for its most elite intelligence officers, known as illegals. They started businesses, made friends and had love affairs — events that, over many years, became the building blocks of entirely new identities. Jane Bradley and Michael Schwirtz, investigative reporters for The New York Times, discuss one case. Source link

  • 2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jane Bradley |Michael Schwirtz

    A forensic analysis of birth certificates used by deep-cover operatives suggests a tantalizing possibility. As federal police agents unraveled a Kremlin spying operation in Brazil, they confronted a mystery: How had so many deep-cover Russian spies managed to obtain seemingly authentic Brazilian birth certificates?

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Michael Schwirtz
Michael Schwirtz @mschwirtz
10 Apr 25

I have a new beat

NYTimes Communications
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We’re excited to announce that Michael Schwirtz has a new role on the International desk as global intelligence correspondent. https://t.co/vo4oDXlILz

Michael Schwirtz
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4 Aug 24

RT @PjotrSauer: I have tried to put into words the moment we have been waiting for the past 500 day. It was hard but of the very happy vari…

Michael Schwirtz
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3 May 24

"The need for factual and reliable information has never been greater but threats to journalists around the world are more prevalent than ever." -- Open letter from the top editors of the @WSJ @washingtonpost @nytimes

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