China, Russia
Russian customs service's ex-chief fosters Russia-China business links

France, Russia
Unveiling a Russian diplomat in Paris and his ties with a shadowy French NGO

Iskander Ioussoupov, a former Soviet official, purports to represent Tatarstan in France. But he has no physical office in the country and is instead linked to a shadowy French NGO.

China, Russia
Military industry under sanctions: Russian Helicopters seals secret Beijing deal

Russia's semi-public aircraft manufacturer is turning to China for crucial components embargoed by Western powers. In exchange for those secret deliveries, Moscow has committed to technology transfers in a joint project to build heavy-lift helicopters.

Russia
Presidential administration orders staff to toe ideological line

The president's executive office, which was long considered a bastion of pragmatism, has been told to stay closer to the official ideological line. A memo to this effect is currently being circulated internally.

China, Russia
Anatoly Tkachuk, building Beijing's bridges into the Russian Arctic

FSB officer turned titanium magnate Anatoly Tkachuk has become the preferred point of entry for Chinese state-owned companies seeking to exploit rare minerals in the Russian Arctic. At the same time, he offers new opportunities for his own associates in Russia.

Russia
Russian customs service fights to extend its responsibilities

For years there was talk of Russia's customs service, the FTS, becoming part of the FSB, and the long-standing rivalry with the internal intelligence department has tarnished the two services ability to cooperate. However, a bill is now being pushed through to extend the FTS's responsibilities.

Spotlight | Europe, Russia, Ukraine, United States
Under pressure from Kyiv and Washington, Moscow rows hard to keep its industries afloat

Besides their political function, Western sanctions against Moscow have taken on high stakes for security - both for NATO analysts seeking to assess the potential resilience of Russia's strategic industries and for Ukraine, which is keeping a close eye on Russia's emerging alternative trade routes.

The Agencies' Gazette
PKK leaders, DGSI, SCO, DoS in Georgia, France-Ukraine

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, from Sinjar to Paris via Shanghai, Kyiv, Washington and Tbilisi.

IraqPKK renews high command's mandate and reaffirms strategic priorities

FranceDGSI's role in counterterrorism secured

Russia/ChinaBeijing counts on Russia to promote SCO

USA/GeorgiaWashington confirms its commitment to Tbilisi

France/UkraineFlorence Parly sticks to low estimate on Paris's Ukraine spending

France, Russia
Sarkozy’s ex-envoy paves way to Russia

While the European Union (EU) and Russia’s rift over Ukraine widens, some French business people have been actively trying to [...]