The C.I.A. Spy Inside the Kremlin

Published: Sept. 16, 2019, 9:52 a.m.

b'Last week, CNN broke the story that the United States had secretly extracted a top spy from Russia in 2017. What does that mean now for American intelligence operations? Guest: Julian E. Barnes, who covers national security for The New York Times. For more information on today\\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.\\xa0\\n\\nBackground reading:\\xa0The Moscow informant was instrumental to the C.I.A.\\u2019s conclusion that President Vladimir V. Putin had ordered and orchestrated Russia\\u2019s election interference campaign.'