"God Forbid You Cross Putin!" Jack Barsky On Lies, Sex and Spying | Real KGB Agent

Many people have told their stories on Piers Morgan Uncensored, but none have had a story to tell quite like Jack Barsky. Born Albrecht Dittrich in East Germany in 1949, he became a Russian spy who defected to America and now has a lifetime of secrets and close calls sitting in his past.

Today, Jack reveals how flattery drew him into the KGB, the missions he carried out against the west, and the morbid lies he told to keep the FBI, and his handlers, off his back.

Now a naturalised American citizen, Jack is frequently called upon as an expert in soviet espionage, but overall enjoys his life at a slower pace. Russia may no longer consider him to be worth their time, but Piers Morgan certainly does.

00:00 - Introduction
01:20 - Life growing up in East Germany
06:00 - How did the KGB make first contact?
11:36 - When did Barsky abandon his birth name?
14:12 - Who was the original Jack Barsky?
17:10 - How did he claim someone else’s name?
20:32 - What was KGB training really like?
23:20 - The reality of being a KGB agent in a Cold War USA
29:50 - Does Barsky think he was a good spy for Russia?
31:13 - The private life of a KGB spy in the USA
35:08 - What happened to the family he left in East Germany?
38:45 - The day the KGB told Barsky to leave the USA
44:40 - The lie to the KGB that saved Barsky’s life
49:55 - Does he still have contact with his children?
54:35 - His views on Putin and modern day Russia