Russia says US guilty of 'clumsy' spying
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May 16, 2013, Thursday
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RUSSIA yesterday accused the US of "crude and clumsy" spying on its territory after a suspected CIA agent was caught in Moscow seeking to recruit an agent while disguised in a blonde wig.
The foreign ministry issued an official protest to the US ambassador who it summoned to a morning meeting.
The suspected agent was caught red-handed late on Monday as he tried to recruit a Russian security agent with an advance of US$100,000 for intelligence on the Northern Caucasus, according to the Russian FSB security service.
The man, who was carrying a "typical espionage arsenal" of money and disguises like wigs and spectacles, is said to have been working undercover as a low-ranking third secretary at the US embassy.
The suspected agent, named as Ryan C. Fogle, was handed back to the US embassy and ordered to leave the country after being declared persona non grata.
"We are surprised by the extremely crude and clumsy recruitment" that came after pledges by both sides to improve cooperation, said Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, quoted by ITAR-TASS.
Ushakov also expressed surprise that it appeared vows by Putin and US President Barack Obama for special services to work closer together had not filtered through to the CIA or the US embassy.
Ushakov also said national security chief Nikolai Patrushev would visit the US next week.
The foreign ministry issued an official protest to the US ambassador who it summoned to a morning meeting.
The suspected agent was caught red-handed late on Monday as he tried to recruit a Russian security agent with an advance of US$100,000 for intelligence on the Northern Caucasus, according to the Russian FSB security service.
The man, who was carrying a "typical espionage arsenal" of money and disguises like wigs and spectacles, is said to have been working undercover as a low-ranking third secretary at the US embassy.
The suspected agent, named as Ryan C. Fogle, was handed back to the US embassy and ordered to leave the country after being declared persona non grata.
"We are surprised by the extremely crude and clumsy recruitment" that came after pledges by both sides to improve cooperation, said Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, quoted by ITAR-TASS.
Ushakov also expressed surprise that it appeared vows by Putin and US President Barack Obama for special services to work closer together had not filtered through to the CIA or the US embassy.
Ushakov also said national security chief Nikolai Patrushev would visit the US next week.
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