'Poisoning' of ex-KGB agent in Queen St: Russian spy with fake Kiwi identityGOOD MORNING BRITAIN Boris Karpichkov, who says he warned Sergei Skripal he may be attacked, told ITV of a poisoning attempt that happened to him in New Zealand. Skripal's Spanish links have also seen interest re-emerge in the little-known case of a Russian agent who lived in Madrid under a fake Kiwi identity, apparently stolen from a dead baby, for nearly two decades. CCTV images show Sergei Skripal in his local shop. The man, apparently a British intelligence agent, asked if Frith/Cherepanov had a few minutes to chat. An agent told Politico that illegals such as Frith/Cherapanov were mostly used as messengers because "official" spies who worked out of embassies were under surveillance.

Source: Stuff March 13, 2018 23:32 UTC