Document describes historical SVR sleeper‑agent program in the U.S. and CIA awareness via Poteyev

Document describes historical SVR sleeper‑agent program in the U.S. and CIA awareness via Poteyev The passage provides a general overview of Russian illegal‑agent operations and mentions CIA knowledge through a defector, but offers no specific names, dates, transactions, or actionable leads linking current powerful actors to wrongdoing. It is largely historical context and lacks novel, verifiable details that would drive an investigation. Key insights: Describes SVR ‘illegal’ sleeper‑agent network built in the U.S. starting in the 1990s‑2000s.; Notes that the CIA learned of the program through a source named Poteyev.; Explains that illegal agents lack diplomatic immunity and are activated to service penetrations in U.S. intelligence.