Most people would have stopped for security. This person for some reason did not want to be stopped.
Also, I believe they should stop people from just going in due to terrorists risk.
Thank you. Its weird that I tend to believe the Russians before I do our own State Department...
But in this case, it looks like State is telling the truth. Its all too fast, the guard doesn’t have time to actually ask for ID, or confront the guy, he just comes out and tackles him as he’s coming up the stairs. At about :20 you get a glimpse of the guy’s face and it isn’t covered.
I don’t know how others may see it.
Pretty nice moves. Even though the guy is tackled, he still manages to drag the Russian guard into the building.
Looks like the “spy” has a nylon stocking stretched over his head. As soon as he leaves the taxi, he makes a motion with his hand as if to “adjust” it. I would commend the guard for fast action. His identity was established within the first five seconds, otherwise the guard would probably have used his weapon. The rest is playing around. Looks like the “spy” didn’t want any evidence of his arrival and had hoped to slip in unseen. Likely a game between our agents and the guards. In this case, Russia 1, America 0.