The Government did not know that the Russian pilot killed in Villajoyosa was in Spain. The Kremlin has no information regarding the alleged murder of the pilot, whom a senior Russian Intelligence official calls a "traitor" The Government had no evidence that this person was here in Spain," Margarita Robles explained.

The Russian Embassy in Madrid wanted to comment on the matter, according to Europa Press. The Russian spy chief assures that the defecting pilot killed on the 13th in Spain was a 'traitor'