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    Spymaster | Ukraine
    Ukraine's new domestic intel chief Oleksandr Poklad extends web into heart of GUR

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Oleksandr Poklad during a meeting in Kyiv, on 19 January 2026.
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Oleksandr Poklad during a meeting in Kyiv, on 19 January 2026.© Office of the President of Ukraine

    At the helm of the SBU since mid-July, Oleksandr Poklad is extending his influence to Ukraine's GUR military intelligence, helped by his former superior. All this is taking place against the backdrop of a power struggle at the heart of the presidential office.

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    Belgium
    The incident that alerted NATO to China's alleged espionage

    NATO's top commander, US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich.
    NATO's top commander, US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich.© Photomontage La Lettre – Nicolas Maeterlinck (Belga/AFP) | Jonathan Raa (NurPhoto/AFP) | iStock

    In April, the intern Claire Zhang was found lurking near the office of NATO's top commander, US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, as our sister publication La Lettre and its media partners Le Soir, Knack and Follow the Money, can reveal.

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    Israel, United States
    Barbaricum, Palantir's discreet operator helping to collect intel on Gaza

    The International Gaza Support Center (IGSC) in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel, on 20 November 2025.
    The International Gaza Support Center (IGSC) in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel, on 20 November 2025.© Amir Levy/Getty Images Europe via AFP

    The platform used by the US-led ceasefire coordination centre for Gaza based in southern Israel, is provided by Palantir. But the system's software operators are neither active-duty military personnel nor employed by the US tech firm's founder Alex Karp, instead they belong to a trusted service provider to the intelligence community.

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