True Spies Classic: New Russia, New Rules | CIA

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Documentary, Society & Culture, History, True Crime

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

It's 1993, and Russia is tearing itself apart. A violent coup is threatening to derail Boris Yeltsin's fragile post-Soviet government. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Deputy Chief of Station for the CIA in Moscow, is caught in the crossfire. To get out alive, he'll need to lean on an unlikely new ally - Russian Intelligence. In this classic episode of True Spies, Vanessa Kirby tells his story. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Gemma Newby. Produced by Joe Foley. Music by Nick Ryan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Just when you thought the story was over, Jack Ryan is back.
0:05.0	In an all-new movie, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Ghost War,
0:09.0	CIA operatives played by John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, and me, Michael Kelly,
0:15.0	along with our newcomer, Sienna Miller, must navigate a treacherous web of betrayal
0:20.0	against an enemy who knows their every move.
0:22.9	Facing a past, they thought, was long put to rest.
0:26.4	Catch Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Ghost War on May 20th, only on Prime Video.
0:36.4	Hello, true spies listeners.
0:41.4	Welcome back.
0:42.8	You're joining us as we venture into the vaults to revisit some of your favorite episodes from our collection.
0:49.5	We hope you enjoy this classic true spies rendezvous.
0:53.6	We think it's well worth catching up with this is true spies
0:59.0	the classics from spy scape studios disclaimer this episode features strong language throughout
1:07.8	incoming transmission welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome wrong language throughout. Incoming transmission. Welcome.
1:12.6	Welcome.
1:13.6	Welcome to true spies.
1:16.6	Week by week, mission by mission,
1:20.6	you'll hear the true stories behind the world's greatest espionage operations.
1:26.6	You'll meet the people who navigate this secret world.
1:32.2	What do they know?
1:34.2	What are their skills?
1:36.1	And what would you do in their position?
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