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The Shadow of 'Krasnov': Donald Trump's Alleged KGB Codename

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Mar 12, 2025
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They called him Krasnov. It was a code name assigned in secret. And it meant one thing. He wasn't just a businessman. He was a project.

The KGB had a strategy: find ambitious Western businessmen, stroke their egos, and turn them into unwitting assets.

In 1987, one such man arrived in Moscow — wealthy, connected, hungry for power. He thought he was there for a business deal. The Soviets had other plans.

Everything you're about to hear is true — sourced from available public documents, interviews, and the accounts of those who were there. How you interpret the information is up to you.

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