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America needs you, pax Americana rests on your broad and manly shoulders.”
Roussev
They usually buy guns, a lot of them,
noting thatThey urgently need aircraft to fly out contractors from Afghanistan,
he saidSome of the money would have covered their expenses, but not all,
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It is self-evident that a high price attaches to the safety and interests of this nation,
Justice Nicholas Hilliard, said
You found what you were doing exciting and glamorous, as demonstrated by the film you took of yourself wearing surveillance glasses in Montenegro,
Justice Hilliard said
Learning only in retrospect that foreign agents have been monitoring my movements, communications and home, surveying my loved ones over an extended period — has been terrifying, disorientating and deeply destabilizing,
Grozev said in a statement read during the four-day sentencing hearingI would be thrilled to see how on God’s earth there is a connection between me and Russia or any other state because I haven’t been a spy or government agent,
Roussev said in a police interviewIf you are serious about it, I have the resources to kidnap, drug him and lock him up in a secure cave."
In one sinister message about a potential abduction, ringleader Roussev responded
This prolonged activity also undermined the security and safety of the UK; and there can be no doubt that each of the defendants knew exactly who they were spying for,
he added
No James Bond activity on my end, I guarantee you.”
After his arrest, Roussev initially denied spying for Russia, telling police
We say she was controlled, coerced into this conspiracy by Mr Dzhambazov. She fell in love with him and continued on her evidence to have feelings for him, not only on the date of her arrest but continued to have feelings for him even as she gave evidence, even though she was shocked, appalled and manipulated by him.”
He told the courtI have never seen anything link this in my more than 20 years in counter-terrorism. It was an extremely sophisticated operation.”
Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Met Police’s Counter Terrorism Command unit, saidWe now face much, much more aggression from nation states,
he saidDespite the fear, we do not allow it to paralyse us. As a result of the threat, I’ve had to put enhanced security measures in place: these include hiring private security and changing the logistics of my movements.”
Mr Ryskaliyev saidTheir surveillance and targeting have had a profound and enduring impact on both my personal and professional life, as well as the lives of my family members,
he said in a statement read by prosecutor Alison Morgan KCIn my new role as an international fugitive I must outperform James Bond.”
Mr Marsalek, who is wanted by Interpol after the collapse of German payment processing firm Wirecard, also told Roussev in May 2021This group really were a serious threat, and when they might have approached it quite lightheartedly, they were carrying out sophisticated surveillance operations,
he addedThis was spying on an almost industrial scale on behalf of Russia
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