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| US 'spy' Ryan Fogle expelled after CIA refused to stop recruiting, say Russians | US 'spy' Ryan Fogle expelled after CIA refused to stop recruiting, say Russians |
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| Russia's decision to expose and expel a suspected spy working undercover at the US embassy in Moscow came after the CIA failed to stop its recruitment efforts following the previously unrevealed expulsion of a US spy earlier this year, a Russian intelligence officer has alleged. | Russia's decision to expose and expel a suspected spy working undercover at the US embassy in Moscow came after the CIA failed to stop its recruitment efforts following the previously unrevealed expulsion of a US spy earlier this year, a Russian intelligence officer has alleged. |
| Speaking to state-run television, an anonymous officer with the Federal Security Service (FSB) said Russia had expelled an "operative of the Moscow rezidentura" in January, using Soviet-era spy slang. "We asked our American colleagues not to continue such acts in relation to Russian citizens. Nonetheless, they didn't listen to us," the officer said, his face and voice masked for television. | Speaking to state-run television, an anonymous officer with the Federal Security Service (FSB) said Russia had expelled an "operative of the Moscow rezidentura" in January, using Soviet-era spy slang. "We asked our American colleagues not to continue such acts in relation to Russian citizens. Nonetheless, they didn't listen to us," the officer said, his face and voice masked for television. |
| The revelation came one day after Moscow's widely publicised detention of Ryan Fogle, whom it accused of being a CIA agent working undercover as the third secretary at the US embassy in Moscow. | The revelation came one day after Moscow's widely publicised detention of Ryan Fogle, whom it accused of being a CIA agent working undercover as the third secretary at the US embassy in Moscow. |
| The Russian foreign ministry declared Fogle persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country "in the shortest possible time". | The Russian foreign ministry declared Fogle persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country "in the shortest possible time". |
| He was caught while allegedly attempting to convince an FSB agent focused on fighting terrorism in the troubled north Caucasus to work for the CIA. US interest in the region has grown following the revelation that the two men suspected of bombing the Boston marathon last month had roots in Chechnya and Dagestan. | He was caught while allegedly attempting to convince an FSB agent focused on fighting terrorism in the troubled north Caucasus to work for the CIA. US interest in the region has grown following the revelation that the two men suspected of bombing the Boston marathon last month had roots in Chechnya and Dagestan. |
| The FSB officer said US recruitment efforts had, however, begun to increase about two years ago. | The FSB officer said US recruitment efforts had, however, begun to increase about two years ago. |
| "For the last two years, we have seen persistent CIA attempts to flip members of law-enforcement agencies in Russia," the officer said. He said Fogle's arrival in Russia in spring 2011 had immediately rung alarm bells and he was "monitored upon arriving in Russia". | "For the last two years, we have seen persistent CIA attempts to flip members of law-enforcement agencies in Russia," the officer said. He said Fogle's arrival in Russia in spring 2011 had immediately rung alarm bells and he was "monitored upon arriving in Russia". |
| "We can now say that this is not the first act of espionage that the American took personal part in," he said. | "We can now say that this is not the first act of espionage that the American took personal part in," he said. |
| The foreign ministry summoned the US ambassador to Moscow, Michael McFaul, on Wednesday to issue a formal protest. The US embassy has refused to comment on the case. | The foreign ministry summoned the US ambassador to Moscow, Michael McFaul, on Wednesday to issue a formal protest. The US embassy has refused to comment on the case. |
| Fogle's detention led the news in Russia on Wednesday, with state-run television repeatedly airing footage of the "spy accessories" he was allegedly carrying when caught, which included several wigs and sunglasses, as well as a compass and map of Moscow. | Fogle's detention led the news in Russia on Wednesday, with state-run television repeatedly airing footage of the "spy accessories" he was allegedly carrying when caught, which included several wigs and sunglasses, as well as a compass and map of Moscow. |
| The bizarre mix of distinctly unmodern spyware, as well as a poorly phrased letter appealing to the desired recruit for help, prompted analysts to wonder if part of the bust had been staged. | The bizarre mix of distinctly unmodern spyware, as well as a poorly phrased letter appealing to the desired recruit for help, prompted analysts to wonder if part of the bust had been staged. |
| That suspicion was increased on Wednesday, when state-run television released an alleged telephone conversation in which Fogle appeals to his target. "We have to meet today – it's impossible tomorrow, only today," a man presented as Fogle says in Russian. "As I said, you can make up to $1m a year or I have $100,000 with me. But it's definitely now. Yes or no? Now." | That suspicion was increased on Wednesday, when state-run television released an alleged telephone conversation in which Fogle appeals to his target. "We have to meet today – it's impossible tomorrow, only today," a man presented as Fogle says in Russian. "As I said, you can make up to $1m a year or I have $100,000 with me. But it's definitely now. Yes or no? Now." |
| Foreign diplomats in Russia function under the assumption that their telephones are tapped. | Foreign diplomats in Russia function under the assumption that their telephones are tapped. |
| Despite the new revelations, there were indications that the spy scandal might pass quickly, as the US and Russia seek to boost co-operation over Syria and the Boston bombing investigation. The attempts to forge better ties come after a year of steadily worsening relations, when Russia regularly accused the US of using its state department and spy agencies to foment opposition to Vladimir Putin. | Despite the new revelations, there were indications that the spy scandal might pass quickly, as the US and Russia seek to boost co-operation over Syria and the Boston bombing investigation. The attempts to forge better ties come after a year of steadily worsening relations, when Russia regularly accused the US of using its state department and spy agencies to foment opposition to Vladimir Putin. |
| On Wednesday, Yury Ushakov, Putin's foreign policy adviser, said: "What's surprising is that this crude and clumsy recruitment happened against the background of a clear statement by President Obama and President Putin on the importance of enhancing co-operation and contact between the two countries' special services." | On Wednesday, Yury Ushakov, Putin's foreign policy adviser, said: "What's surprising is that this crude and clumsy recruitment happened against the background of a clear statement by President Obama and President Putin on the importance of enhancing co-operation and contact between the two countries' special services." |
| Yet he added: "I don't think that this can significantly influence our co-operation, all the more so because its importance was declared on the highest level." Putin has not commented on the scandal. | Yet he added: "I don't think that this can significantly influence our co-operation, all the more so because its importance was declared on the highest level." Putin has not commented on the scandal. |
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