Why Russia Published Footage of an FSB Agent Beating an American in Moscow
Last week, the Washington Post‘s Josh Rogin had two important scoops illuminating the deteriorating relationship between the United States and Russia. The first story detailed the increasing levels of abuse hurled at American diplomats stationed in Moscow since Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Russian agents are reportedly shadowing U.S. diplomats with escalating menace. Two episodes in particular—one diplomat’s dog was killed at his home, while another came back from work to find feces on his carpet—veer into the realm of stalking and psychopathy.Two days later, Rogin followed up with the revelation that Russian security services had assaulted an American diplomat right …read more
Source: The American Interest