Putin relates his experience as a spy in East Germany

“They were extraordinary people, of the first class with conviction, intellect, moral, endurance and vital strength. This has been an extraordinary experience for me”, Putin stressed in World Order documentary 2018, follows TASS.

In the question of how the Russian spying reflected on the political situation during the recent years of the Cold War, and whether they understood much of their information and projections from what really happened later, the Russian president has replied that this is a difficult question for him for “because at the time he was just a simple spy”.

I haven't dealt with any analytical work, and I generally don't know what has been sent to the recipient, what the intelligence service sent to East Germany and other services. That's why it's better to ask Gorbachev”, Putin said.

Asked whether he could at the time predict the Cold War would end, the Russian chairman has responded negatively.