Fox News: CIA Launches Social Media Campaign to Recruit Spies in Russia

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
Jenkins: “Meanwhile, the CIA turning the tables on Putin as they launch a social media campaign to recruit Russian spies. The agency is looking to draw in disaffected Russians unhappy with president Vladimir Putin and discouraged by the war with Ukraine. Here’s chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin.”

GRIFFIN: “Media campaign to recruit Russian assets, encouraging Russian patriots to go behind the pollutants back and reach out to resecure Link.”

UNKNOWN: “Country for palaces while our soldiers chew rotten potatoes and fire ancient weapons for.”

GRIFFIN: “About wanting a better life for his son at the end of the video, a message from langley. You are not powerless, contact us safely. Dan Hoffman served in Moscow as the station chief.”

HOFFMAN: “About this is Vladimir Putin has been using cyberspace against us. Bruce Putin has used it for disinformation and to interfere in our collections never turn the table on him using it to gain access to his very own disgruntled officers. I find that to be excellent use of cyberspace.”

GRIFFIN: “Brink was born in Russia before the Soviet Union collapsed.”

ALPEROVITCH: “For western intelligence to recruit assets inside rush of her books last summer CIA director Bill Burns agreed.”

BURNS: “Little bit uneasy as he looks over his shoulder I think that is true in the debate that goes on within the Russian elite right. Now. And so it would be crazy for us not to take advantage of what is in effect a once in a generation opportunity.”

GRIFFIN: “Its kind. The first two CIA recruiting videos reach a 5.4 million Russians 2.1 million Russians viewed those videos CIA will not—“