Dmitry
Kovtun was Born in Moscow in 1966. He graduated from
the elite Supreme Soviet Military Command School in
Moscow in 1985. He then served in military intelligence
in Eastern Europe, posted in Prague and Berlin, in the
final days of the Cold War . From 1991 until 2003, he
lived in Hamburg, Germany, eventually marrying a German
national, Marina Wall, and working as a "consultant".
After 12 years in Germany, he returned to Moscow (without
his wife) and continued his consulting career in "oil
and gas." In 2006, Lugovoy, who had known him since
they were in school, suggested he participate in the
London "joint venture". After attending meeting
in London with Litvinenko on October 16-18th, Kovtun
flew to Hamburg to extend his residence permit. It later
tested positive for Polonium 210. On October 31st, he
flew from Hamburg back to London. The next day, November
1, he met Lugovoy and Litvinenko at the Pine Bar.
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