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British double agent George Blake dies in Russia at 98

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MOSCOW – George Blake, a former British intelligence officer who worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union, has died in Russia.

He was 98.Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, known as SVR, announced his death Saturday in a statement, which didn't give any details.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences, hailing Blake as a “brilliant professional” and a man of “remarkable courage.”“He made a truly invaluable contribution to ensuring strategic parity and preserving peace,” Putin said in a telegram.Blake has lived in Russia since his daring escape from a British prison in 1966 and was given the rank of Russian intelligence colonel.

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