Vladimir Socor - russian 'agent of influence'?

Or an 'useful idiot'?Ce credeti?>>>>>>>>An agent of influence is a well-placed, trusted contact who actively and consciously serves a foreign interest or foreign intelligence services on some matters while retaining his integrity on others. Agent of influence might also refer to an unwitting contact that is manipulated to take actions that advanced interests on specific issues of common concern.Foreign intelligence agencies take people who tend to agree with their positions on at least one significant issue, such as opposition to some element of a nation's foreign policy, and then seeks ways to motivate and help that person become a successful advocate on that issue within their own circle of influence.The ultimate prize of an intelligence agency is to have someone sympathetic to their own goals and ambitions in a position of power in an opposing organisation or country.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_idiot