Spy

Russian Spying in U.S. Back to Cold War Levels

Russia has fully restored its espionage capabilities against the United States after a period of decline following the Cold War, Joel Brenner, the head of the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive said on March 29.

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April 1, 2007

Russian Investigators in London Start Work on Litvinenko Poisoning Case

According to the Russian embassy in U.K. Russian investigators are in London to investigate the radioactive poisoning death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, AFP reported March 28.

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March 29, 2007

Russian Intelligence in Britain Works on Cold War Level

Alexander Litvinenko’s death put the spotlight on the world of spying Russian agents are as active in Britain now as at the height of the Cold War, the BBC reported on Thursday quoting senior Whitehall officials.

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March 17, 2007

Russian Businessman to Help German Investigators in Litvinenko Poisoning Case

According to his lawyer Russian businessman Dmitry Kovtun plans to come to Germany and help German investigators in looking into the fatal radioactive poisoning of former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko, the Reuters news agency reported Wednesday.

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March 14, 2007

Russian Investigators to Question 100 People in UK

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office wants to interview more than 100 people in London as part of an investigation into the poisoning of ex-FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported on Monday quoting a deputy prosecutor general.

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March 12, 2007

Wife of U.S. Expert Says Robbery Not Behind Shooting Attack

The wife of an expert on Russian intelligence who was shot last week has said that her husband had been robbed, the Associated Press news agency reports.

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March 6, 2007

U.S. Expert Wounded After Accusing Russia of Litvinenko Poisoning

Expert on Russian intelligence was critically injured in a shooting in front of his suburban Washington home, the Associated Press news agency reported.

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March 5, 2007

UK Firm Bought Soviet Spy Maps for Use by Property Developers

Spy maps of Britain compiled by the Soviet Union during the Cold War contain such a wealth of information that a digital mapping firm has bought them for use by property developers.

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March 2, 2007

Russian Spy’s Contacts Say British Media Lying About Murder Charges

In an interview with the Russia Today television Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun have denied the claims they were suspects in the Litvinenko case, saying the British police have questioned them only as witnesses.

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February 22, 2007

Chechen Leader Says Billionaire Berezovsky Killed Russian Spy

Ramzan Kadyrov, acting president of Chechen Republic, blamed exiled billionaire Boris Berezovsky for the deaths of former spy Alexander Litvinenko and reporter Anna Politkovskaya.

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