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Russia denies head of U.S. exchange program recruiting spies
Source: Reuters
Russia denies head of U.S. exchange program recruiting spies
MOSCOW | Thu Oct 24, 2013 12:44pm EDT
(Reuters) - Russia angrily denied U.S. media reports that the Russian director of a cultural exchange program may be recruiting Americans as spies, saying such allegations risked damaging ties between the two countries.
Media outlets including Mother Jones magazine said the Federal Bureau of Investigation was interviewing Americans who participated in an exchange program directed by Yuri Zaitsev, who heads the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Washington.
Law enforcement officials said the FBI was investigating whether Zaitsev and Rossotrudnichestvo, the government agency responsible for the program, had used trips to Russia to recruit Americans, the Washington Post reported.
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MOSCOW | Thu Oct 24, 2013 12:44pm EDT
(Reuters) - Russia angrily denied U.S. media reports that the Russian director of a cultural exchange program may be recruiting Americans as spies, saying such allegations risked damaging ties between the two countries.
Media outlets including Mother Jones magazine said the Federal Bureau of Investigation was interviewing Americans who participated in an exchange program directed by Yuri Zaitsev, who heads the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Washington.
Law enforcement officials said the FBI was investigating whether Zaitsev and Rossotrudnichestvo, the government agency responsible for the program, had used trips to Russia to recruit Americans, the Washington Post reported.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/24/us-russia-usa-idUSBRE99N0WQ20131024
