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From the Soviet vantage point, Oswald’s instability was well-documented. The speaker, who had interviewed defectors like Yuri Niko, detailed how the USSR monitored Oswald closely after his defection. It was believed they viewed him as potentially unreliable—someone who could jeopardize Soviet interests if involved in clandestine activities against the U.S. The Soviets had kept him under surveillance and were aware of his mental fragility, making them unlikely to have used him for a covert hit on the U.S. president.