Before he became the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin was a KGB spy — take a look at his early career
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Vladimir Putin was recruited as a KGB agent after graduating from university.
The current president of Russia served as an agent in East Germany for five years.
Putin's experience as a KGB operative may have helped to mold his worldview.
Vladimir Putin's KGB career may have ended decades ago, but that didn't stop the Russian president from citing his spy credentials during Monday's press conference with US president Donald Trump.
Dissmissing the idea that Trump's presidential campaign colluded with Russia in 2016 and disputing the credibility of the Steele dossier, Putin said, "I was an intelligence officer myself, and I know how dossiers are made up."
Russia is accused of hacking the DNC's emails and engaging in o