- Sputnik International
World
Get the latest news from around the world, live coverage, off-beat stories, features and analysis.

Russian Foreign Intelligence Mute on Reports of Ex-Employee Death in US

© Photo : Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian FederationForeign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation
Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation - Sputnik International
Subscribe
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) declines to comment on media reports about the death of its ex-employee Alexander Poteyev who has fled to the United Stated.

Triumphal Arch - France & Europe - Sputnik International
World
Retired French Intelligence Boss Lambasts France's Anti-Russian Sanctions
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier on Thursday, reports appeared in Russian media that Poteyev died.

"We are not commenting on these reports," SVR spokesman Sergei Ivanov told RIA Novosti on Thursday.

Poteyev was convicted in absentia in Russia of disclosing the identities of a group of alleged Russian agents arrested and deported by US authorities in 2010. He was  subsequently sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала