KGB reveals details of 'US spy ring' scandal

A spokesman for the Belarus's security service, KGB has revealed the details of the "spy scandal" that unfolded in March 2008 when Minsk accused US diplomats of running a spy ring in Belarus, reports Interfax. Valery Nadtchayev of the Belarus's security service said in a statement that a group of Belarusian spies was hired by Kurt Feenly, a US embassy security officer. The KGB said Feenly worked for FBI.

Nadtchayev stressed that Belarus's security agents had halted the operation of the "spy ring" "at early stages".