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U.S. and Russian flags fly on the Mont-Blanc bridge on the eve of a US-Russia summit on Tuesday in Geneva. A former intelligence operative says agencies are in high gear. Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Why Geneva Is Teeming With Spies As Biden And Putin Prepare To Meet

Intelligence agencies from the U.S. and Russia are both trying to figure out what the other side is going to say, a longtime CIA operative says. China is probably trying to listen in, too.

U.S. and Russian flags fly on the Mont-Blanc bridge on the eve of a US-Russia summit on Tuesday in Geneva. A former intelligence operative says agencies are in high gear. Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images

Why Geneva Is Teeming With Spies As Biden And Putin Prepare To Meet

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