Sergueï Jirnov : un espion russe inflitré à l'ENA. Histoire d'Espions.

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L’ancien espion du KGB Sergueï Jirnov, aujourd’hui réfugié en France, a jadis infiltré la prestigieuse école de l'ENA. Ce dernier est un personnage absolument fascinant. Il attaque fréquemment Vladimir Poutine avec qui il avait fait ses études. Ses compétences en langues étrangères lui permettent d'intégrer le KGB, les anciens services secrets russes. En 1991, il rejoint la promotion Léon Gambetta de l'ENA. Sa mission.: repérer de futurs agents prêts à travailler pour l'URSS. Une élève retient son attention, il s'agit de Valérie Pécresse, l'actuelle présidente du conseil région d'Ile-de-France. Mais sa tentation de recrutement aurait tourné court. Aujourd’hui, il se sait surveillé par son ancienne maison. Il multiplie donc ses passages à la télévisions pour se protéger. #espion #KBG #SergueiJirnov #URSS #VladimirPoutine  Suivez nous sur :  - Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/c/lepoint/ - Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/lepoint.fr/ - Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePoint - Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/lepointfr - Tik Tok : https://www.tiktok.com/@lepointfr - LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/le-point/posts/ - www.lepoint.fr

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00:00 Sergei Zhirnov is an absolutely fascinating character.

00:02 He is a former Russian spy who frequently attacks Vladimir Putin and the Russian services.

00:07 Sergei Zhirnov is a spy who did his studies with Vladimir Putin.

00:18 In 1984, after studies at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations,

00:23 Sergei Zhirnov joined the Russian secret services.

00:26 The KGB was very strong to detect particularly intelligent people.

00:29 Zhirnov is very good in language and especially in French.

00:32 His first job is to broadcast in French on Russian television.

00:37 It's his cover.

00:38 So he invites industrialists who try to do business with Russia.

00:41 So he is very nice, he goes on TV.

00:43 And France says, "Ah, well, in the end, it would be nice to have young elites."

00:47 We are at the Gorbachev era.

00:48 Russia is changing.

00:50 And so they talk to Zhirnov, saying, "Would you like to take a course in France?"

00:55 And Zhirnov says, "Of course."

00:56 Because, of course, he already works for the KGB very actively.

01:00 He is already an intelligence officer.

01:02 And so he ends up at the National School of Administration in formation as a guest student.

01:08 He even has a French government stock exchange to come and meet the French elites.

01:14 In 1991, he joined the National Security Council and joined the Leon Gambetta promotion.

01:19 His mission? To locate future agents ready to work for the USSR.

01:24 So there he is a bit of a star, because succeeding in integrating the French elite's nursery

01:30 is still an achievement.

01:30 Zhirnov arrives at the UN.

01:32 He is delighted because he will meet a lot of very high-ranking officials in the future.

01:36 A student is catching his attention.

01:38 Valérie Pécresse, former minister of Nicolas Sarkozy,

01:41 and now president of the Regional Council of Île-de-France.

01:45 He knows his interest in Russian culture and Orthodox religion,

01:48 but his attempt to recruit would have gone short.

01:51 She protected herself quite quickly when she started to take important positions

01:55 in the political world.

01:56 She was undoubtedly alerted by the high authorities of the intelligence.

02:00 In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed.

02:03 Sergei Zhirnov no longer recognized himself in the Russia he was building.

02:07 Zhirnov at one point said that Russia was not the country he was made for.

02:13 He is becoming more and more passionate about France.

02:15 He will leave the KGB.

02:18 He will obviously be screened by the French services.

02:20 And since then, he has been frequently interviewed.

02:23 He writes books to tell what the Russian services are,

02:26 because he has a perfect knowledge of them.

02:28 After the opening of an investigation by the Russian authorities

02:30 against him for the disclosure of state secrets,

02:32 Sergei Zhirnov is exiled to France.

02:34 Zhirnov did not bring much information to Russia.

02:37 In fact, it was promising to end up at the UN with young high-ranking officials

02:43 who were going to have responsibilities.

02:45 It was an investment for Russia.

02:46 So he did not provide information.

02:48 And that's also why France welcomed him and gave him political asylum,

02:53 since he broke with Russia for political reasons.

02:55 Today, he is being watched by his old house.

02:59 For him, going on TV, writing books, is a way of protecting himself.

03:02 We know that many Russian spies,

03:05 according to Russia,

03:06 end up poisoned or mysteriously disappear.

03:09 (Music)

03:13 (Music)

03:17 (Music)

03:21 (upbeat music)

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