The Ukrainian honeytrappers ensnaring Putin's lonely soldiers
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 18 September 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Ukrainian women are making fake profiles on dating apps, matching with Putin’s lonely troops and tricking them into revealing information that could help Ukraine win the war. In a rare interview, we speak to one of the women who is dating for victory.
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Guests:
- Maxim Tucker, Assistant Foreign Editor, The Times.
- ‘Angelica’, Ukrainian honeytrapper.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Olivia Case.
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| 1:00.8 | It could be a bog-standard exchange on any dating app, |
| 1:12.7 | a somewhat brandy man asking a somewhat reluctant woman to meet up. |
| 1:20.8 | You're not going to live with the Ukrainians. |
| 1:23.0 | You need to be taken to Moscow ASAP. |
| 1:25.7 | I don't like to wait too long for sex. |
| 1:30.1 | But how do you start a relationship with a decent and faithful woman |
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