In the Shadow of Mordor by Michael R Davidson & Kseniya Kirillova

Author:Michael R Davidson & Kseniya Kirillova [Davidson, Michael R & Kirillova, Kseniya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780692805206
Publisher: MRD Enterprises, Inc.
Published: 2016-11-16T22:00:00+00:00

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After dismissing the girl, Valeriy Eduardovich made his way to the top floor of the Embassy to the office of Dmitry Nikolayevich Olesnikov, the SVR Rezident in Washington. It was not his purpose to brief Olesnikov on Olga's visit. It was time for their regular afternoon chat.

The relationship between the two was tenuous. Officially the SVR was responsible for foreign intelligence and counter-intelligence, and the Washington rezidentura was large and capable. But the President of the Russian Federation was the former head of the FSB, and the FSB was more genuinely "Chekist" than the "modernized" former First Chief Directorate that was the SVR. The foreign intelligence service suffered from numerous failures, including having its illegals operations wrapped up in the United States. That was why the President entrusted certain sensitive tasks to the FSB.

Formally, Karpov was to coordinate all of his operations with Olesnikov because, technically, he was on SVR "turf." The rezident nevertheless suspected that Karpov did not share everything with him. And the rezident was correct. He resented Karpov, but managed to remain philosophical about it.

It was nearing embassy closing time, and Olesnikov was pouring his customary afternoon vodka when Karpov walked into his office without knocking.

Olesnikov downed the vodka in a single swallow and said, "What the fuck do you want?"

"Aren't you going to invite me to drink?"

"Why not?" Olesnikov pulled another shot glass from his desk drawer and filled it after re-filling his own.

Karpov sat without an invitation and picked up his glass. "Ura!" he said, and downed it.

"Do you have anything important to share?"

Karpov knew it was not a serious question. "No," he replied, "just business as usual."

"You had a visitor this afternoon, a very pretty little visitor." He leered at Valeriy Eduardovich over his glass.

Of course, the rezident would have a list of all visitors and who their contacts at the embassy. "Just a new staffer at the Russian-American Study Group. I gave her the standard security briefing."

"So she's not here to bump anyone off?"

Karpov laughed to cover his embarrassment. "Of course, not, Dmitry Nikolayevich. That joke's getting a little stale."

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