russians to contact the cia. take a look. [ speaking non-english ] questions being asked in russian in a new dramatic video by the cia to recruit more russian spies by appealing to russians patriotism, frustration and the oppression they face under the putin regime. cia officials told cnn in an exclusive interview that the war in ukraine has created an unprecedented opportunity that they want to capitalize on to recruit new russian assets. disaffection with the war will continue to gnaw away at the russian leadership beneath the steady diet of state propaganda and practiced repression. reporter: in the past year of the war the cia has been encouraging russians with valuable information to contact them quietly, securely and anonymously through a portal on the dark web. we re looking around the world for russians who are as
questions being asked in russian in a new dramatic video reby the cia, by appealing to russians patriotism and the oppression they face under the putin regime. the war in ukraine has created an unprecedented opportunity that they want to capitalize on to recruit new russian assets. disaffection with the war will continue to gnaw away at the russian leadership beseethe the steady diet and practiced repression. reporter: in the past year of the war, the cia has been encouraging russians with valuable information to contact them quietly, securely, and anonymously through a portal on the dark web. we re looking around the world for russians who are as disgusted as we are because we re open for business. reporter: instructions have
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an order giving Moscow control over the Russian assets of the German company Uniper (UN01.DE) and Finland s Fortum (FORTUM.HE)