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‘At the end of the day, it does not make sense to keep him in prison in Russia,’ Putin said.

The Russian ambassador to London has been summoned to explain why a group—believed to be a unit of the FSB—has tried to hack MPs and government officials.

For anyone who ever harbored doubts about the brutal nature of the Russian regime, an afternoon reading the newly published British report of the death of defected Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko should be a frightful reminder of the ruthlessness behind the Putin regime.

Claims made by former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko as he lay dying of radioactive poisoning in a London hospital bed have been backed by public inquiry. Litvinenko accused Russian agents of putting him there and went to his grave pointing the finger at the Kremlin.

Russia’s status as a sports superpower and its participation in track and field events at next year’s Olympics came under threat Monday after a report accused the Russians of widespread, state-supported doping reminiscent of the darkest days of cheating by the former East Germany.

“Möbius” is pretty steamy stuff by espionage movie standards. These spies definitely come in out of the cold.