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Kremlin says alleged extracted U.S. spy did not have access to Putin

The house in Stafford, Virginia, of alleged spy Oleg Smolenkov is seen Tuesday. American media reported that U.S. agents extracted in 2017 a high-level mole in the Russian government who had confirmed Vladimir Putin's direct role in interfering in the 2016 presidential election. On Tuesday, Russian media named the alleged spy reporting that he had worked at the Russian Embassy in Washington before moving to Moscow. | AFP-JIJI

Reuters

Sep 11, 2019

MOSCOW/LONDON –

The Kremlin played down reports of a CIA spy inside Russia's presidential administration, but said an official identified by Russian media as the likely U.S. mole had worked there although he did not have access to President Vladimir Putin.

CNN reported on Monday that the United States had successfully extracted one of its highest-level covert sources inside Russia in 2017.

Two sources familiar with U.S. monitoring of Russian activities confirmed to Reuters that such a CIA informant did exist inside the Russian government and had been extracted and brought to the United States.

Kremlin says alleged extracted U.S. spy did not have access to Putin

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