Russia asks Interpol for help over alleged CIA mole's whereabouts

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Russia has asked the United States via Interpol to provide information on the whereabouts of a former member of Vladimir Putin’s 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]

1. Putin wants to invite him to a tea party.

[cstanleytech]

3. Well Putin does love to serve people a fine polonium-210 blend of tea with

just a hint of honey.

[MBS]

14. Yup

[groundloop]

2. Why ask Interpol..... tRump will gladly tell where he's hiding

[cstanleytech]

5. If the intelligence agencies are smart they will tell Trump that he

is dead which he actually will probably soon be if they tell Trump the truth.

[montanacowboy]

4. Well according to the cable news

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]

23. I thought the news reports stated he was moved out of the D.C. area by the CIA.

[AtheistCrusader]

25. Probably procedural for a formal extradition petition.

[LiberalLovinLug]

6. "What do you want to know?"

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[Maven]

7. Thanks Ken Dilanian, you fucking asshole! nt

[thenelm1]

17. Have to 2nd this one.

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]

18. Agreed. I thought his reporting was very inappropriate.

[DeminPennswoods]

21. Thought that, too

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]

27. Exactly

Ken should quit NBC and work as a body double and taster for that guy. It’s the least that shithead should do.

[Javaman]

8. Whatever Putin wants, Putin gets.

You can bank on it with red Donny in the WH

[duforsure]

9. As long as trumps in office

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]

12. Putin declared that traitors must be punished.

So, yea, this guy is in grave danger. But I am sure it's going to be natural causes.

[cstanleytech]

16. Every death is "natural" as we all will die eventually. In this guys case though if someone tells

Trump where he is I suspect he will be helped to meet his natural death a hell of alot faster than most.

[MBS]

15. Exactly right.

[FiveGoodMen]

10. "We've got Novichock we haven't used yet!"

[keithbvadu2]

11. If it's a secret, Jared will sell it to Vlad.

[turbinetree]

13. So Putin goes to Interpol, (since they have wanted to lead it for years)

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]

19. Just go to the big man

Trump will tell if he's been trusted with that info, unless Putin doesn't play golf.

[Sapient Donkey]

20. I want to see this movie.

[truthisfreedom]

22. Somehow I can't being myself to get emotionally involved with any character

In this stupid sordid tale.

[Bayard]

24. I can't believe this guy was living under his own name in DC.

He should be washing cars in Kansas or somewhere in witness protection.

[Cracklin Charlie]

26. He's been missing for two years?

And they’re 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.