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Truth or Fake - Was Donald Trump recruited by the KGB under codename Krasnov?

Alnur Mussayev claims that Donald Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 under the codename 'Krasnov' during a trip to Moscow.
Multiple former KGB agents support the claim that Trump was targeted for recruitment due to his rising popularity and business success in the 1980s.
Trump has faced criticism for his reluctance to openly criticize Vladimir Putin despite evidence of Putin's actions during the Ukraine conflict.
Historian Alexander Motyl noted that compromising information on Trump could explain his favorable views towards authoritarianism and animosity towards NATO and Ukraine.

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France24

Truth or Fake - Was Donald Trump recruited by the KGB under codename Krasnov?

The rumor that Donald Trump was a Soviet spy that went by the name Agent ‘Krasnov’ has been spreading online since February, after a former KGB agent claimed on FB that Trump was recruited by them in…

9 days ago·France

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Political Flare

Multiple Former KGB Agents All Have the Same Story: Trump Was Recruited as a KGB Asset Almost 40 Years Ago

I’m nearly certain that Donald Trump, despite his curious seeming loyalty to Vladimir Putin, thought that the Russian scandal was behind him. After all, he was able to out-shout his detractors, nothing ever came of the Mueller investigation, and everyone has very nearly forgotten about all of the coincidences and non-coincidences that led to him […]

10 days ago·United States

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Metro News

Was Donald Trump really recruited by KGB and given the codename 'Krasnov'?

The rumour has been spreading online - but it's not true.

10 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Frankfurter Allgemeine

Was Donald Trump recruited by the Russian secret service KGB?

Lech Wałęsa condemns Donald Trump's behaviour towards Wolodymyr Selenskyj. The president of the USA is in fact acting like an agent of the Russian secret service. The fact that he is, is now again suspected.

10 days ago·Frankfurt, Germany

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Daily Mirror

Five theories behind Trump's betrayal of Ukraine - from KGB spy to Putin stooge

Donald Trump's pro-Vladimir Putin stance has triggered claims he is a Kremlin tool, a KGB-recruited agent for Russia or perhaps he just really admires authoritarian gangster bosses. Which is true?

11 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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AGENT KRASNOV? Donald Trump may have fallen into the clutches of the KGB in the 1980s

Donald Trump first visited Moscow in 1987. According to former intelligence officers and journalists, the visit was not limited to discussing real estate projects. The KGB may have seen him as a manipulable person through whom to influence the American political elite. Are the rumors about Trump being recruited as a KGB agent just speculation, or could there be a grain of truth in them?

10 days ago

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