May not be the action of the Russian Government. Might be some retired Russian operatives who did what their sense of honor demanded they do to a one time colleague who betrayed them.
“Might be some retired Russian operatives who did what their sense of honor demanded they do to a one time colleague who betrayed them.”
With a nudge and the blessings of Putin
I’m more likely to believe your idea of the sense of honor situation with fellow retired intelligence operatives. The thing is that you can’t allow this to be an ongoing episode....every year or two.