Beast published – then swiftly deleted – a story this weekend with allegations that Donald Trump has been recruited by the KGB as an asset since 1987 and was given the codename "Krasnov," citing a social media post by a former Soviet intelligence officer.

A former Soviet spy chief alleges Trump was recruited by the KGB in the 80s. Discover the intriguing claims behind this revelation.

Former Chairman of Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee Alnur Mussayev claims the Soviet KGB recruited Donald Trump before the collapse of the USSR, assigning him the alias Krasnov

A former KGB officer claims Donald Trump was recruited by Soviet intelligence in 1987 under the codename "Krasnov." He alleges Trump's KGB file was later removed and is now privately controlled by a Putin associate.

A former KGB officer claims Donald Trump was recruited as a Russian spy in 1987, codenamed 'Krasnov'. Trump allegedly became an asset during a visit to the Soviet Union, with the KGB targeting influential Western figures.

A former officer of Russia's spy agency Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (KGB) has claimed that US president Donald Trump was groomed 37 years ago as a "potential Soviet asset'. Ukrainian daily Kyiv post cited a Facebook post by Alnur Mussayev who claimed that he was serving in the 6th Directorate of the then USSR KGB in Moscow.

A former Soviet intelligence officer has sensationally claimed that Donald Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename "Krasnov"