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The FBI suspected the head of the Russian Scientific and Cultural Center in Washington Yuri Zaitsev in espionage. It is reported by Mother Jones. According to the special services, Zaitsev through Rossotrudnichestvo, an official representation of which is its center, organized Americans' trips to Russia in order to create an agent network.

FBI agents held a number of meetings with the Americans who were in contact with Zaitsev and the Russian Cultural Center. In an interview with one of them, 27-year-old Richard Portwood, who twice visited Russia at the invitation of Rossotrudnichestvo, agents directly announced suspicions of Zaitsev.

Later The Washington Post confirmed information about the Suspicions of the FBI with reference to the official source in the special service.

Meanwhile, the press secretary of the Russian Embassy in Washington Yevgeny Khorishko in an interview with RIA Novosti rejected suspicions of the head of the cultural center. “Such horror stories are very reminiscent of the times of the Cold War,” the official said.

Khorishko accused the FBI of trying to “torpedoing” the installation of Russian and US President Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama, who, in a joint statement in Loch Ern, noted that it was necessary to “expand direct communication between Russians and Americans.” "The Russian cultural center worked to expand contacts between Russian and American citizens and will continue this work," the embassy spokesman assured.