Watch the "deadly sexy" Russian female spy
With her attractive appearance and highly regarded intelligence skills, the once famous Russian spy, Anna Chapman, was nicknamed "90-60-90 poison".
The US exchanged 10 spies for four of its own spies captured by Russia. Photo: AP
The shocking spy exchange
At the end of June 2010, the world media was shocked by the news that US authorities had uncovered a network of 10 Russian spies, including the beautiful female spy Anna Chapman.
However, just over a week later, on July 8, 2010, these 10 Russian spies were released back to their country in an exchange agreement with 4 American spies being held by Russia. This is considered the largest spy exchange between Russia and the US since the Cold War.
The US believes that this spy ring may have been formed in the late 1990s and that its members all speak and write fluent English. Following the trail of this ring for many years, US intelligence discovered that this group often hid letters under bridges, secretly exchanged information and money by digging holes in the forest and especially used specially configured laptops to transmit messages to each other.
The group was tasked with building relationships with figures in the US policy-making community to “feed information” to the Russian government.
The informant who exposed the Russian spies was Alexander Potey, a top Russian foreign intelligence officer. The reason Alexander Poteyev betrayed the country was only because of money and alcoholism.
The man was sentenced in absentia to 25 years in prison for treason and desertion. Poteyev is considered one of the worst traitors in modern Russian history.
"Deadly beautiful" female spy
Anna Chapman not only possesses an attractive appearance but is also highly regarded for her spy skills. Photo: Getty
One of the 10 Russian spies exposed by US authorities was the beautiful red-haired spy Anna Chapman.
Anna Chapman was born in 1982 in Volgograd, Russia, into a family believed to have a history of espionage. Her father, Vasily Kushchenko, a veteran diplomat, also worked as a spy in many countries during his time as an ambassador. However, instead of studying diplomacy, Anna graduated with a degree in economics.
After her marriage broke down in 2006 in England, Anna Chapman returned to Russia for a short time before moving to the United States to work as a real estate agent. She worked at the company during the day and often appeared at New York's most famous restaurants and bars at night. American officials believe that this job may have been a cover for Anna's espionage activities.
In the group, Anna attracts special attention not only because of her beautiful and attractive appearance but also because of her highly regarded spy skills.
Frank Figliuzzi, assistant director of the FBI's counterintelligence division, likened Anna to a "sweet trap" for being able to approach high-ranking US officials with her beauty and intelligence.
Even after the spy ring was exposed, the media nicknamed her "90-60-90 poison" to show the sharpness of the female spy who was "beautiful to every centimeter".
According to US officials, in addition to her captivating beauty, Anna is also a well-trained spy, has extensive knowledge of technology, is fluent in foreign languages, and has good adaptability.
Returning to Russia after her identity was exposed, Anna continued to "make waves" in the media by regularly appearing in newspapers and participating in activities in many different fields from model, presenter to investment consultant, and charity worker.
