defector
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But the Moscow-born commander, a top target for Russia’s intelligence services, couldn’t take chances, not knowing yet whether he could trust the defector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
While the border with China employs traps embedded with nails, the border with South Korea has explosive mines, said Choi Shi-woo, a North Korean defector heading NAUH, a nonprofit organization that aids escapees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Former Labour MP and Brexit campaigner Baroness Kate Hoey, who has sat as a non-affiliated peer since 2020, is among those rumoured to be a possible defector.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
The most notable defector, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, said at a press conference with Epstein survivors on Tuesday that the saga had "ripped Maga apart".
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
Ames had arrived late and seemed nervous about meeting the first major Soviet defector of his career.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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