Vladimir Putin admits for the first time that he was involved in dangerous ’illegal intelligence’ KG
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2017-06-29 16:59:32
Vladimir Putin has admitted for the first time to working in ’illegal intelligence’ for the KGB, meaning he was involved in dangerous spying operations without diplomatic cover.
He made his revelation in a TV interview marking the 95th anniversary of the Soviet intelligence directorate dealing with unofficial spies.
It is believed Putin did not personally work as an ’illegal agent’ but ’led’ such operations.
The revelation was seen in Moscow as disclosing a significant secret about his past espionage career.
It is not known if his ’illegal work’ was during his known Cold War posting under diplomatic cover to East Germany from 1985-90 - or at some other point in his spying career.
’All my work in the USSR foreign intelligence agencies was connected not just with the Foreign Intelligence Service [SVR], but specifically with illegal intelligence,’ he said, giving no further details.
Russia’s most famous modern-day illegal spy is glamorous Anna Chapman, who was thrown out of America by the FBI, and stripped of her British passport, after being unmasked.
Moscow is assumed to deploy an army of such agents against major Western countries, people living under false identities passing secrets back to Russia.
Putin said such agents under non-official cover were people of special qualities.
’Not everyone can give up their life, give up their loved ones, leave their families for many, many years, not everyone can devote their lives to serving their home country,’ he said.
’Only a chosen one can do this. I say this without any exaggeration. Employees of the illegal intelligence live with such an approach to the cause, to the country, to the people. They are unique people.
’I wish them happiness, prosperity, I am sure they will hear my words.’
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