US EditionUS author explains Donald Trump’s Russia, KGB connections
- There is no clear evidence that Trump was recruited by the KGB during his visit to Moscow in 1987 or at any other time.
- Mussayev's allegations are questioned due to discrepancies in his career timeline; he claimed he was at the KGB when official records suggest he was not.
- Former spy chief Sir David Omand stated he does not give the allegations credence, noting that without evidence, the claims are conspiratorial.
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US author explains Donald Trump’s Russia, KGB connections
Craig Unger is an American journalist and writer who has written two books on Donald Trump’s connections to Russia’s security services and the Russian mafia stretching all the way back to the 1980s. Unger says he is “absolutely certain” that the U.S. president is a Russian asset whose current actions are benefiting Russian President Vladimir Putin, and destroying relationships with long-time allies. Unger says he is “absolutely certain” that the…
Ex-UK spy chief's verdict on claims Trump recruited by Russia's KGB in 80s
The shocking claim first surfaced in a Facebook post by ex-KGB officer Alnur Mussayev, who said Donald Trump was groomed 37 years ago as a 'potential Soviet asset' - operating under the pseudonym 'Krasnov'
Did Soviet Russia recruit Trump as Agent Krasnov, a KGB spy? Here's the truth
Alnur Mussayev, a former Soviet intelligence officer and former head of Kazakhstan's National Security Committee, claims that Soviet Russia recruited Donald Trump as a KGB agent in 1987. People are reading more into the post even as Trump vigorously supports Russia in the war in Ukraine, and Washington sides with Moscow at the UN. But does the claim have any basis?
Former head of Kazakhstan's intelligence service, Alnur Musaev, recently reported in a Facebook post that Donald Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987, when the 40-year-old real estate mogul first visited Moscow, reports the US print and electronic newspaper Hill.”, which has existed since 1994. Musayev did not present any documentary evidence, but claimed that Trump's dossier was in the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the publicatio…
What's circulating: Social media content and website posts claiming that US President Donald Trump has been a collaborator or spy for the Kremlin's intelligence agencies (the KGB in the Soviet Union, the FSB in Russia) for several decades. What we know: The content is based on a Facebook post by Alnur Mussayev, the former head of Kazakhstan's National Security Service, in which he says that Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 under the alias …
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