Russian spy Oleg Erovinkin linked to Donald Trump’s ‘dirty dossier’ found dead in Moscow
January 29, 20178:06am
A FORMER KGB spy chief suspected of helping Brit spook Christopher Steele compile the Donald Trump ‘dirty dossier’ has been found dead in mysterious circumstances.
The Sun reports that Oleg Erovinkin, described as a key source behind the widely discredited document, was found dead in the back of his car in Moscow on Boxing Day.
Media reports in Russia suggest his death was the result of foul play, reports the
Telegraph.
A former general in the intelligence agency the KBG and its successor the FSB, Erovinkin was reportedly a key aide to former deputy prime minister Igor Sechin.
Erovinkin acted as a ‘go-between’ for Russian Presdident Vladimir Putin and Mr Sechin who is now head of the state-owned oil company Rosneft, it has been reported.
Mr Sechin was named several times in the dossier which contained lurid and unverified allegations against US President Donald Trump.
Former MI6 spy Steele reportedly claimed that he had a source close to Mr Sechin in an intelligence report from July last year.
Christopher Steele the British spy who allegedly wrote dossier on Donald Trump. Picture: Supplied
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Erovinkin’s death has prompted speculation that it was linked to the sensational document, reports the
Telegraph.
Russian news agency RIA Novosti news agency reports his body was “found in a black Lexus … a large-scale investigation has been commenced in the area.
“Erovinkin’s body was sent to the FSB morgue”.
While no cause of death has been confirmed, some reports have claimed he died as a result of a heart attack.
Christo Grozev, an expert in Russian espionage, writes in his blog that he believes Erovinkin was the key source in Steele’s dossier.
He also claims he has “no doubt” that Mr Putin would have had the document on his desk at the time of Erovinkin’s death.