U.S. diplomat accused of spying was under surveillance of Russian counterintelligence service for 2 years

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U.S. diplomat accused of spying was under surveillance of Russian counterintelligence service for 2 years - source

MOSCOW. May 16 (Interfax) - The Russian counterintelligence service was aware that U.S. diplomat Ryan Christopher Fogle, who arrived in Moscow in the spring of 2011, was an operative of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Sources familiar with the situation told Interfax that surveillance over Fogle was established immediately after his arrival in Moscow.

His departure for a meeting with a Russian special service officer was monitored both by CCTV cameras and electronic equipment.