The alleged CIA spy caught red-handed by Russia was likely interested in obtaining information about the Boston bombing suspects, whose origins were in the Russian Caucasus, it has been reported.
The news of an alleged CIA officer detained in Moscow in a blonde wig, with a "spy kit" of disguises, maps and bundles of euros, is reminiscent of the heights of the Cold War.
Russia ordered the expulsion of an alleged CIA spy following a high-profile sting operation in which an American diplomat was apparently caught red-handed trying to recruit a Russian source with a million-dollar-a-year reward.
Footage from Russia's Federal Security Bureau (FSB) shows a man in a blonde wig accused of being a CIA agent, and 'spying equipment' in his possession when he was arrested in Moscow.