The British Luke Harding says that espionage was like a bad suspense novel.
Luke Harding has also reported on Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. Over
British reporter Luke Harding tells Efter Nio about his experiences as The Guardian’s foreign correspondent in Russia. He worked at pesti in 2007–2011.
Harding would have been in the country longer, but the Russians expelled him as the first Western journalist since the end of the Cold War. Before that, Harding had done less flattering stories about people in power.
During his assignment abroad, Harding became familiar with the methods of intimidation used by Russia. The security service made itself known and harassed and followed the man.
– One time I arrived home from dinner and noticed that our home on the 10th floor had been broken into. The window of my six-year-old son’s room was open. The fall to the ground was 30 meters, Harding recalls in an interview with Sonja Kailassari and Janne Grönroos
– It became clear to me that they are dark and merciless and human life means nothing to them.
Harding describes his years in Moscow like a bad suspense novel. The behavior certainly enraged him, but it really didn’t make him quiet down.
– Men dressed in black leather jackets followed me. They sat practically right next to me in restaurants, Harding gives examples of very clear shading and continues:
– Our home was eavesdropped and eavesdropped on, including our bedroom.
Harding and his wife decided to ignore the attempts at intimidation. They joked about it when they were inside the four walls. They had private conversations in their garden or in the Moscow metro.
– It was dark and unpleasant, but I didn’t want to let them win.
Efter Nio today at Teema & Fem at 21:00. See all TV programs and broadcast times in Telku’s TV guide.