PUTIN'S PEOPLE. On how the KGB returned to Russia and then moved to the West

The publication of this book in Russian coincidentally matched with the Russian invasion of Ukraine; however, its materials leave no doubt that Russia's attack was not accidental and that preparations for it took many years. Putin and

his people from the KGB used the country's economy not only for their own enrichment but also to finance military campaigns and influence operations in neighboring states and in Western countries, hoping that the West would not take decisive retaliatory actions.