Russia to expel ‘CIA agent’ disguised in wig

Russia is to expel a US diplomat it claims was caught disguised in a blond wig while trying to recruit a Russian agent in Moscow.

Russia to expel ‘CIA agent’ disguised in wig

The Federal Security Service — a successor of the KGB — said Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the US embassy in Moscow, had been detained overnight carrying “special technical equipment”, a disguise, a large sum of money and instructions for recruiting his target.

The incident is a throwback to the Cold War era that risks upsetting efforts to improve relations.

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