Espresso Martini: Episode Three

On this episode of Espresso Martini, Chris and Matt look at the critical stories from November in the world of espionage, geopolitics and intrigue. 

They discuss the Crimean Bridge Attack, infighting among Putin’s allies, a Russian GRU officer who defected to Estonia, a spy trial at the Old Bailey and the hit Star Wars espionage series Andor.

Links to the articles discussed are below.

How Ukraine blew up the bridge - By James Glanz and Marco Hernandez – New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/17/world/europe/crimea-bridge-collapse.html

The BBC on October 9th published an article By Paul Adamstitled “Crimean Bridge; Who or what caused the explosion” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63192757

Civil War among Putin Allies – Isabel Van Brugen - Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/leaked-fsb-letters-civial-war-putin-allies-prigozhin-kadyrov-1760455

Russian Spy Defects – Michael Weiss – Yahoo News
https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-ex-russian-spy-flees-to-the-nato-country-that-captured-him-delivering-another-embarrassing-blow-to-moscow-010049616.html?guccounter=1

British embassy security guard David Smith admits spying for Russia – Gordon Corera 
British embassy security guard David Smith admits spying for Russia - BBC News

Swedish brothers charged as spies for Russia – Phelan Chatterjee BBC 
Swedish brothers charged as spies for Russia - BBC News

China & Iran hire PI’s to spy on dissidents in US -  By Benjamin Weiser and William K. Rashbaum – New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/13/nyregion/china-iran-private-detectives.html


China’s new satellite hunting radar – Gabriel Honrada – Asia Times
https://asiatimes.com/2022/11/chinas-new-satellite-hunting-radar-aims-to-blind-us/


Spy Among Friends – 8th Dec ITV X & BritBox in UK – MGM Plus in 2023
https://cultbox.co.uk/news/start-dates/a-spy-among-friends-trailer-for-the-drama-which-launches-itvx

Andor - Available on Disney + 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andor_(TV_series)



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