Michael Schwirtz
Global Intelligence Correspondent at The New York Times
The New York Times [email protected]
Articles
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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:?
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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