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Anatoly Trofimov (Template:Lang-ru, Anatoliy Vasilyevich Trofimov, July 14, 1940 — April 10, 2005) was a retired deputy director of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) who was assassinated in April 2005 by unidentified gunmen while driving near his north Moscow home. Trofimov's wife was also in the car and later died from wounds received during the attack; their four-year-old daughter was also present but survived.

KGB career

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As a deputy head of the Soviet KGB investigation department, Trofimov supervised all cases of dissidents including Sergei Kovalyov, Gleb Yakunin, Alexei Smirnov, and Yuri Orlov. He was later FSB deputy director and head of service for the Moscow region until 1997, when he was fired by Boris Yeltsin after an examination by federal accountants into "gross violations and flaws in his work". According to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, Tromifov had led the investigation into an illegal slush fund operated by Yeltsin's election campaign.

A comment about Romano Prodi

Main article: Mitrokhin Commission

In October 1999 a scandal broke out in Italy about the alleged KGB connection of Romano Prodi, the Italian centre-left leader, former Prime Minister of Italy and former President of the European Commission. The information about Prodi was provided by Soviet defector Vasili Mitrokhin. According to Alexander Litvinenko, Trofmov also made a similar claim in 2000 He said: "Don’t go to Italy, there are many KGB agents among the politicians. Romano Prodi is our man there", . The involvement of Prodi with the KGB remains controversial (see Italian Mitrokhin Commission) In October 1999 a scandal broke out in Italy about the alleged KGB connection of Romano Prodi, the Italian centre-left leader, former Prime Minister of Italy and former President of the European Commission. The information about Prodi was provided by Soviet defector Vasili Mitrokhin. According to Alexander Litvinenko, Trofmov also made a similar claim in 2000 He said: "Don’t go to Italy, there are many KGB agents among the politicians. Romano Prodi is our man there", .

Assassination

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Litvinenko, who knew Trofimov personally, told the media that he believed Trofimov's killing was a political assassination, and that Trofimov had opposed both the Chechen War and the earlier appointment of Vladimir Putin as FSB chief.

References

  1. "Gerard Battem, One-minute speeches on matters of political importance". European Parliament, Debates. April 3, 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  2. "Former FSB General, Wife Shot Dead in Moscow". Mosnews.com. April 11, 2005. Retrieved 2006-11-21.
  3. Donnelly, Cillian (2006-04-03). "Prodi Accused Of Being Former Soviet Agent". EU Reporter. Retrieved 2006-11-21.
  4. Monaghan, Dr Andrew (22 May 2007). "Misunderstanding Russia: Alexander Litvinenko". The UK & Russia - A Troubled Relationship Part I (PDF). Conflict Studies Research Centre of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. pp. pp. 9-12. ISBN 9781905962150. Retrieved 2008-11-11. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  5. "Gerard Battem, One-minute speeches on matters of political importance". European Parliament, Debates. April 3, 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  6. "Former FSB General, Wife Shot Dead in Moscow". Mosnews.com. April 11, 2005. Retrieved 2006-11-21.

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