Vladimir Putin tried to assassinate Aleksandr Poteyev, a Kremlin intelligence officer turned American spy in a move that led to U.S.-Russian retaliations.
Russian President Vladimir Putin likely attempted to assassinate an ex-intelligence official on US soil 10 years after the double agent fled Moscow for Miami, according to reports.
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The diplomat, Zhao Wei, who was declared “persona non grata,” had been accused of gathering information on a Canadian lawmaker critical of Beijing’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims.