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Ukraine and Israel in secret weapons for missile intelligence swap deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on 19 September 2023.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on 19 September 2023. © Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters

With its hands no longer tied by the situation in Syria, Tel Aviv is implementing a secret deal under discussion for months. Ukraine gets Soviet weapons captured from Hamas and Hezbollah, and in return provides Russia's closely-guarded missile secrets now in Iranian hands.

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United States
Former CIA officials band together in the ‘Steady State' to oppose Trump purges

US President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it during an inauguration parade on 20 January 2025 in Washington, DC.
US President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it during an inauguration parade on 20 January 2025 in Washington, DC. © Anna Moneymaker/Pool via CNP/MaxPPP

Wary of the consequences of taking positions in the media, former US intelligence officials have adopted a more low-key strategy. Not just to carry more weight, but also to protect themselves from reprisals.

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The Agencies' Gazette
SGDSN summoned, Tracfin musical chairs, bipartisan support for OSINT, GUR in Syria, ex-French intel watchdog chief dies

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceState adviser Claire Legras in running for SGDSN top seat

FranceShort round of musical chairs at Tracfin

United StatesRare bipartisan support for new OSINT subcommittee

SyriaGUR drone operators still helping Damascus

FranceFormer CNCTR head Serge Lasvignes has died

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