Russia asks Interpol for help over alleged CIA mole's whereabouts
Source: The Guardian
Russia has asked the United States via Interpol to provide information on the whereabouts of a former member of Vladimir Putins administration who is believed to have been a CIA informant.
The alleged CIA mole, named this week by Russian media as Oleg Smolenkov, was whisked to safety by US intelligence agents during a family holiday in Montenegro in June 2017, CNN reported earlier this week.
A citizen of Russia disappeared on the territory of a foreign state along with his family, a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said. Two years later, American media throws up a story about how he is in the United States
Interpol was presented with questions regarding the disappearance of a foreign citizen and his presence on the territory of the United States.
Smolenkov is reported to have worked at the Russian embassy under ambassador Yury Ushakov in Washington. He then followed the ambassador back to Moscow in 2008, when Ushakov was appointed foreign policy adviser to Putin. Ushakov declined to comment when asked on Thursday if he knew Smolenkov.
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Marc Bennetts in Moscow
Thu 12 Sep 2019 21.10 BST
First published on Thu 12 Sep 2019 19.06 BST
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/12/russia-cia-suspected-spy-us-kremlin-cia-interpol
tanyev
(42,549 posts)cstanleytech
(26,281 posts)just a hint of honey.
groundloop
(11,518 posts)cstanleytech
(26,281 posts)is dead which he actually will probably soon be if they tell Trump the truth.
montanacowboy
(6,082 posts)he is living in plain sight in the DC area as reported by MSNBC - in fact the reporter went right up to the front door and knocked.
they know this, so what's the act?
Texin
(2,594 posts)AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,171 posts)Maven
(10,533 posts)thenelm1
(852 posts)When I saw this twit being interviewed the other night on MSNBC, it was a definite WTF moment. If this Russian, and/or any of his family, ends up dead, it's directly on Delainian's head. Geez, talk about clueless - endangering peoples lives for an eff'in 'story'? Hello? Ken, you're a reporter. Are you not aware of, or seen the assassination attempts/successes against Russian (anti-Putin) dissidents/defectors in the UK and elsewhere over the last 20 years or so? If not, you're in the wrong eff'in business. (Didn't this guy get caught in another boneheaded story a few months ago?)
This idiot was so full of himself for finding this guy. He was told to lay off by someone, but only when caught after the fact. The damage was done. If something does happen, this type of stuff from numbskulls like him is the kind of krap that gives opponents of a free press some basis to argue their point of view, as perverse as it may be. And it doesn't matter whether one's pov is right or left.
SharonAnn
(13,772 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,278 posts)What an idiot.
Otoh, if I were Jerry Nadler, I'd want to have this guy testify before the Judiciary Committee, to hear from the horse's mouth, as it were, how Putin decided to help Trump and Trump was happy to accept that help.
ResistantAmerican17
(3,801 posts)Ken should quit NBC and work as a body double and taster for that guy. Its the least that shithead should do.
Javaman
(62,517 posts)You can bank on it with red Donny in the WH
duforsure
(11,885 posts)He's in grave danger ,and trump will do everything he can to help Putin learn his where abouts, and help him seek his revenge.
LisaL
(44,973 posts)So, yea, this guy is in grave danger. But I am sure it's going to be natural causes.
cstanleytech
(26,281 posts)Trump where he is I suspect he will be helped to meet his natural death a hell of alot faster than most.
MBS
(9,688 posts)FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,762 posts)turbinetree
(24,695 posts)and just maybe the "guy" left on his own accord, because they (US) had to ask, they did not kidnap him......................so Putin what are going to do.................try to get him back into the country..........................
JohnnyRingo
(18,624 posts)Trump will tell if he's been trusted with that info, unless Putin doesn't play golf.
Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,143 posts)In this stupid sordid tale.
Bayard
(22,057 posts)He should be washing cars in Kansas or somewhere in witness protection.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)And theyre just now contacting Interpol?
Must not have been too worried about the guy. Or, maybe they thought his disappearance was one of their own ops.
So hard to keep all the kidnapping and murders straight.