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Champagne and Instagram models: at Kyiv's Fifty Beach Club, a hedonistic temple for Western spies

The Fifty Beach Club in Kyiv.
The Fifty Beach Club in Kyiv. © Fifty Beach Club

Across the globe, spies love to gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online visits the Fifty Beach Club in Kyiv. A club, whose shareholders include the French prince of porn, where intelligence officers, foreign fighters and Ukrainian beauties gather.

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Athens puts pressure on Naval Group over order for fourth frigate

French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu greets his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias at the NATO headquarters on June 05, 2025 in Brussels.
French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu greets his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias at the NATO headquarters on June 05, 2025 in Brussels. © Omar Havana / Getty Images via AFP

During visits to France and Brussels, Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias skilfully manoeuvred to wring concessions from Paris for his country's future ship acquisitions. The choice of industrial partners in Greece is now at stake, one of which appears particularly close to Denias' political party.

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