He was a soldier in the Russian Army when he was stationed to guard the Soviet embassy in Copenhagen. While there, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the Soviet Union's foreign policy and was subsequently recruited as an informant. He was later accused of being an informant against the Ultranationalists but was never proven. He then left the Military and became"fixer" with valuable connections. He speaks English, Russian, German and 5 other dialects. He has a heavy Russian Accent.