The author of the "Russian dossier" hit Trump on the run, fearing the revenge of the Kremlin

Former British intelligence officer Mi6 Christopher Steel, to whom the American media attribute the authorship of a scandalous report on the so -called Russian dossier - compromise on the chosen President of the United States Donald Trump, left his house and went on the run, fearing possible revenge from the Kremlin, the British newspaper The Telegraph .

"52 -year -old Christopher Steal hastily left his house in Surrey (county in Southern England. - Note Newsru.com ) on Wednesday morning, when he realized that the disclosure of his name to the general public is only a matter of time," the newspaper writes. This information is confirmed by the BBC , clarifying that the styl left on Tuesday or on Wednesday, before his name was disclosed in the press. Before leaving, he left his cat to a neighbor, ordering him to look after him "several days."

Style was afraid of his life back in October last year. The newspaper is quoted by a source close to it, who claims that the former scout "is afraid of a quick and potentially dangerous response from Moscow."

The authorship of the document published on January 11 by the Buzzfeed and the basis of the CNN material is attributed. In the materials of the site, the source was represented as a former British intelligence officer who worked in Moscow in the 1990s, and after retirement, he opened a private company advising businessmen investing in Russia.

As it turned out, the company is called Orbis Business Intelligence, and its founder convinced journalists for several months that he allegedly had the information about Trump's transactions with the Kremlin and the Trump compromise obtained from Russian sources during the FSB during the businessman’s visits to Moscow. In particular, a video with prostitutes at the Ritz-Carleton hotel in the Russian capital was mentioned.

Journalists knew that among the Contacts of the Style there were several FSB officers, from whom he sometimes bought information and who could report such details. The BBC correspondent Paul Wood said that he knew about Trump's incriminating evidence before the presidential election, but the television and radio company did not distribute it, not having the opportunity to watch the video.

“I know about this, since the Washington company engaged in political research and ordered the British ex -intelligence to the notorious report showed me this report when there were less than a week before the presidential election,” Wood said today.

The elected president of the United States discussed the current situation with the head of the US National Intelligence James Clapper and said that intelligence recognized the facts presented in the report. The head of the exploration also noted that the US intelligence services do not confirm the reliability of these documents and do not draw any conclusions on their basis.

At a press conference on Wednesday, Trump said that Russia could not have any compromising evidence, and sharply criticized the publications of unverified these media, comparing them with newspapers of Nazi Germany.

Trump refused to talk with reporters of publications published by Fake and did not even listen to questions from them. The elected president also ignored the BBC issue, whose correspondent asked how he would react if confirmation of this information was suddenly found.