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Infamous British-Soviet double agent George Blake dies in Moscow
Source: CNN
Infamous British-Soviet double agent George Blake dies in Moscow
By Zamira Rahim, Mary Ilyushina and Robert Iddiols, CNN
Updated 1317 GMT (2117 HKT) December 26, 2020
(CNN) — The former British spy and Soviet secret agent George Blake has died in Moscow aged 98, according to Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti.
"Books have been written about him, films have been made. In intelligence, he was highly respected and appreciated," a spokesperson for Russian foreign intelligence agency SVR said on December 26, according to the agency.
"In intelligence, he was highly respected and appreciated. He himself jokingly said: 'I am a foreign car that has adapted to Russian roads,'" the statement added.
"Now this foreign car has completed its almost century-long run."
Blake was a double agent, who used his position as an officer in the UK's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), also known as MI6, to spy for the Soviet Union.
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By Zamira Rahim, Mary Ilyushina and Robert Iddiols, CNN
Updated 1317 GMT (2117 HKT) December 26, 2020
(CNN) — The former British spy and Soviet secret agent George Blake has died in Moscow aged 98, according to Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti.
"Books have been written about him, films have been made. In intelligence, he was highly respected and appreciated," a spokesperson for Russian foreign intelligence agency SVR said on December 26, according to the agency.
"In intelligence, he was highly respected and appreciated. He himself jokingly said: 'I am a foreign car that has adapted to Russian roads,'" the statement added.
"Now this foreign car has completed its almost century-long run."
Blake was a double agent, who used his position as an officer in the UK's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), also known as MI6, to spy for the Soviet Union.
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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/26/europe/george-blake-spy-double-agent-dies-gbr-intl/index.html