Russian official hanged in Cyprus embassy ‘was GRU spy who may have been about to DEFECT’ – & death was hidden for days

THE Russian diplomat found dead in Moscow’s embassy in Cyprus was reportedly a spy who may have been plotting his escape. Aleksei Panov, 41, who reportedly worked as a captain for Russia’s notorious GRU agency, was found hanged in the country’s Nicosia complex on January 8. He was officially serving as the embassy’s third secretary….