During the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, there were also many stories similar to the "infernal affairs" staged, the game between the great powers was much more exciting than the film and television drama, but there was a military competition and economic contest between the two countries, and the friction between the two sides from the Cold War to the aftermath also allowed many people to witness the confrontation between the two countries, one of the Soviet colonels actually defected 2 times in 3 months, the betrayal of such high-ranking personnel was not common at that time, and the disappearance of such a person made the Soviet side very anxious, if he really fell to the United States, Then the impact on the Soviet Union would be very large, he was arguably the KGB's highest defector during the Cold War, but the final result of the colonel's defection was unexpected by many people, because he was not only not punished but also praised.
At that time, Yurchenko's defection can be said to be abandoning his wife and son, so it did not make the Americans suspicious, Yurchenko lied that he had stomach cancer, and wanted to take this opportunity to escape with his mistress, but then the woman did not act with him according to the plan, but also publicized the news that he wanted to betray the Soviet Union, which made Yurchenko hit very hard, and the outside world knew that after his defection, he was even more miserable, and he chose to get rid of the current American agent. After his plan failed, he chose to return to his own country, and chose to return to the Soviet Union again after only three months in the United States, and this news disappointed the American side, and people thought that the Soviet Union would not let him go, after all, such a defection was unforgivable, but the Soviet Union's way of handling made people have to obey.
The competition between the two sides often requires a lot of intelligence, the CIA of the United States is responsible for searching for intelligence, people like Yurchenko Naturally the United States will not let go, especially after his defection, the United States is even more treasured, at that time there were key positions he did have a lot of information about the Soviet Union, at the same time he also leaked a lot of key information to the other side, and the Soviet Union also suffered heavy losses because of his defection, Yurchenko informed the United States of some very confidential information. Atamanov's whereabouts were revealed by Yurchenko to the United States, which also allowed the Soviet Spy Network in the United States to be destroyed, such a person can be said to be a major sinner of the Soviet Union, but why did the Soviet Union not execute him at that time, but also gave him praise? The reasons behind this are also complex.
The evidence of Yurchenko's defection is conclusive, but the Soviet Union did not hold him accountable, and the KGB still wanted to use Yurchenko to adversely affect the United States, when Yurchenko had always claimed to the country that he was kidnapped by the United States before being arrested, and also said that he had suffered inhuman suffering during his detention, and the Soviet Union, although it knew the truth, decided to accompany Yurchenko to continue acting, which was nothing more than an attempt to accuse the Americans of their behavior, so that people no longer had any ideas about defecting. After getting how despicable the United States is, they will hate the United States even more, and in this way, the United States side also begins to be confused, and they also begin to wonder whether Yurchenko's escape from the United States is a mystery laid down by the Soviet Union, and it can be said that Yurchenko's intelligence is half-believed, so that the Soviet effect is achieved.
Yurchenko tearfully made a complaint against the US military, and has been preaching unfavorable remarks against the United States, after which the Soviet Union also praised it, and the KGB also let Yurchenko return to his post, such a move can be said to have ruthlessly put the US Army, the United States is also puzzled by the Soviet Union's approach, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, he is still safe, and such a person finally became a hero of the Soviet Union.
This is enough to see that the KGB is also very clever in dealing with the problem, the truth is sometimes not important, whether it is really defecting is not very important for the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union's approach can be said to be very wise, it can be said that the unfavorable situation that should have been a defection was cleverly resolved by the Soviet Union, which also made the Soviet soldiers more confident in their country, especially Yurchenko would be grateful to the Soviet Union.