double agent
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In 2018, the UK said Russian double agent Sergei Skripal was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent in the British cathedral city of Salisbury.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Think of Mike Buckley as a kind of double agent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
His KGB contact, who believes him to be a double agent, raises the stakes by asking him for information on Faith—though she has encouraged Gabriel to accept Soviet payments to dupe the Russians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
Since the Salisbury poisonings in 2018 – which targeted Russian double agent Sergei Skripal – there has been a five-fold increase in police work to tackle hostile activity, commanders said.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
George Blake had become that most dangerous variety of spy: the double agent.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
