German investigators who examined Putin's background found that his role as a KGB agent had been greatly exaggerated. As it turns out, Putin was actually performing administrative tasks such as ...

"Putin's KGB background tells us a lot about how he thinks and how he sees the war. He is a creation of the KGB, and the KGB was a terrorist organization," John Sipher, a former CIA officer who ...

"Putin's KGB background tells us a lot about how he thinks and how he sees the war. He is a creation of the KGB, and the KGB was a terrorist organization," John Sipher, a former CIA officer who ...

Well, turns out there’s another layer to his dubious background. According to independent journalist Jacob Silverman, Coristine is the grandson of Valery Martynov, a former KGB spy. Per ...

The post alleged that in 1987, the KGB recruited a "40-year-old businessman ... At face value, however, information on Mussayev's background does not completely align with what he claims.

What people forget is that Putin was a KGB colonel in charge of the Dresden office in East Germany. On my first visit to Russia in 2004, people I spoke with were willing to discuss politics.

Putin’s KGB background and suspicion-prone personality mean that he is attracted to “might is right” doctrines of power. He also busies himself for hours reading the works of Russian ...