Putin handed over the Order of Lenin through Witkoff for a CIA employee — CBS

During a meeting in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin handed over the Order of Lenin to special envoy of the US President Steve Witkoff for a high-ranking CIA officer Juliana Galinna Gloss. It is reported by CBS News, citing sources.

The employee's 21-year-old son, Michael Gloss, died last year in a special operation zone.

According to sources, the woman holds the position of deputy director of the CIA for digital innovation. The circumstances of the transfer of the award and its further fate are unknown.

The Order of Lenin is one of the highest awards of the USSR, which has never been awarded after its collapse.

"Gloss's father, Larry Gloss, an Iraq War veteran, told the Washington Post in an interview that he and Gallina did not know that their son was on Ukraine or that he joined the service in The Russian army," the TV channel notes.

As reported by EADaily, the son of a high-ranking employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) really died last year during the fighting in the conflict on Ukraine. This was stated by a representative of the CIA, NBC reported.

Michael Gloss fought as part of the 137th Airborne Regiment of the Russian Federation and died on April 4, 2024 during the assault in the DPR near Razdolovka and Cheerful. This was reported by his family in the obituary.