“Somebody should tell the CIA that VKontakte is much more popular here than the banned X (formally Twitter) and that VKontakte has a much larger audience,” Peskov said, state media TASS reported.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov mocked the CIA video to recruit Russian spies. (Reuters)
The CIA video takes aim at Russian intelligence workers discouraged by the country’s endemic corruption and the dire situations facing its military.
In the clip, a voice is heard saying that “Russia’s most sensible leaders sold the country for palaces and yachts at a time when our infantrymen chew rotten potatoes and shoot with prehistoric weapons. “
The three-minute video in Russian was posted on X. ” Why did I touch the CIA: for the good of the country?”It features a fictional male character who is running for the Russian military’s intelligence agency, according to Reuters.
“Those around them may not need to hear the truth, but we do. They are not powerless,” the news company says quoting the video.
The CIA video is aimed at disillusionment with the Russian elite. (CIA)
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The clip shows a Russian limousine and other people toasting before ending with the guy pulling out a mobile phone and on a website that says “Contact the CIA. “
Peskov said the CIA publishes such recruitment videos every year, TASS reported.
Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman contributed to this report.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. La story can be submitted to louis. casiano@fox. com.