Iona Andronov
Iona Ionovich Andronov was a Russian journalist and politician. He served in the Congress of People's Deputies from 1990 to 1993.
Iona Andronov would claim that the CIA was behind the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II with the help of Turkish assassin, Mehmet Ali Ağca in response to Western accusations that the attack was planned by the Soviets.
Andronov died in Moscow on 7 October 2024, at the age of 90.