Two KGB men: Sergei Skripal and Vladimir Putin

If it's all true, this is an interesting story, certainly a great read.

Two former KGB men and one who sharpens his skills in Dresden.

From The New York Times:

A Spy Story: Sergei Skripal Was a Little Fish. He Had a Big Enemy.

Sergei Skripal and Vladimir Putin, Soviet men of the same age, were raised to wage war against the West. After the Soviet Union collapsed, one rose. And one fell.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/09/world/europe/sergei-skripal-russian-spy-poisoning.html