{"id":1788,"date":"2024-07-29T21:57:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T21:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1788"},"modified":"2024-07-29T21:57:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T21:57:42","slug":"alleged-russian-spy-arrested-over-mission-to-destabilize-paris-olympics-amid-drunken-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1788","title":{"rendered":"Alleged Russian Spy Arrested Over Mission To \u201cDestabilize\u201d Paris Olympics Amid Drunken Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Russian man, Kirill Gryaznov, found himself under arrest in France on suspicion of plotting acts of \u201cdestabilisation\u201d during the Paris Olympics, prosecutors have said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<p>The former Russian reality TV chef and suspected spy was picked up in France after he allegedly openly bragged about an alleged plot to cause mayhem at the Paris Olympics during a drunken rant, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Alleged Russian Spy Arrested by Police After Drunken Olympics Rant | Click to read more \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t0AQC6c4x9\">https:\/\/t.co\/t0AQC6c4x9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMZ_Sports\/status\/1816852891522527574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Local police nabbed 40-year-old Kirill Gryaznov from his apartment once he popped up on their radar, who reportedly had their eyes on him for months, according to French outlet Le Monde.<\/p>\n<p>After his arrest, French police revealed they found \u201cdiplomatic material\u201d linking him to Russia\u2019s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), which is an heir to the KGB.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged plot is not believed to have been for a terror attack.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Russian agent Kirill Gryaznov has been arrested in France after having been sent on a mission to \u201cdestabilize\u201d the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Gryaznov got drunk and started telling strangers in bar that Russia had sent him for a secret mission.<\/p>\n<p>French security services raided his\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LSOE7bUnC4\">pic.twitter.com\/LSOE7bUnC4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Visegr\u00e1d 24 (@visegrad24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visegrad24\/status\/1816747517045834224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, Kirill Gryaznov\u2019s arrest came mere days before the games began, with the opening ceremony taking place in central Paris last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Gerald Darmanin, France\u2019s interior minister, said that \u201cother Russian individuals\u201d have also been arrested amid evidence of attempts to spread disinformation ahead of the Games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think very strongly that he was going to organise operations of destabilisation, interference, spying,\u201d Darmanin told BFM television. \u201cHe\u2019s now in the justice system which will be able to confirm the suspicions of the police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several European intelligence services have been on his radar ever since he was barred from boarding his flight from Istanbul, Turkey, back to Paris in May because he had too much to drink.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>He was then forced to take another flight from Bulgaria, but only after he stopped in a restaurant and called his intelligence handlers in Moscow to boast that \u201cthe French are going to have an opening ceremony like no other,\u201d just two months before the games in Paris were set to begin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Russian man, Kirill Gryaznov, found himself under arrest in France on suspicion of plotting acts of \u201cdestabilisation\u201d during the Paris Olympics, prosecutors have said. 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