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Government Intelligence 30/07/2021

CIS launches financial intelligence operation 'Orion'

Yury Chikhanchin, director of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service. © Mikhail Klimentyev/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS

Corporate Intelligence 29/07/2021

Marat Kabaev, Putin's discreetly influential 'father-in-law', does Russia's bidding in Central Asia

Marat Kabaev, the leader of Tatarstan's business community and a relay for Vladimir Putin in Central Asia, reportedly also has personal ties to the president. [...]

Government Intelligence 29/07/2021

Moscow looks for second wind amid Donbass troubles Free

The Kremlin is reviewing its oversight of the two breakaway "republics" in the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine, which are dealing with difficult economic conditions. It is continuing to rely on its longstanding allies there but is testing new rallying cries. [...]

Government Intelligence 28/07/2021

Former FSB officer Sergey Eliseev to serve as Kaliningrad deputy chairman

Sergey Eliseev, first deputy chairman of the Kaliningrad government. © Kaliningrad oblast

Government Intelligence 27/07/2021

Sputnik V vaccine causes headache for French ambassador in Russia

The world's diplomatic corps have not been spared their share of the troubles caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. France's stance on the Russian Sputnik V vaccine is making life difficult for its diplomats in Moscow. [...]

Government Intelligence 23/07/2021

Konstantin Zatulin courts compatriots abroad with new bill

Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Konstantin Zatulin. © Dave Mustaine/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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Commander of the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia) Viktor Zolotov facing Vladimir Putin. © Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik/ KRE/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

Government Intelligence 22/07/2021

Viktor Zolotov secures new responsibilities for National Guard in Crimea

Moscow has given new powers to its internal security paramilitary force, a rival to the FSB, amid military tensions in the Black Sea. Protection of the Crimean coast will be a priority for the force, headed by Vladimir Putin's trusted lieutenant Viktor Zolotov. [...]

Dmitry Vozianov, litigation shooter and polo player. © Mediatoolstv

Insiders 21/07/2021

Dmitry Vozianov, rider for Russian raiders

A former A1 executive, Dmitry Alexeyevich Vozianov has rapidly become a key contact for oligarchs embroiled in legal and commercial battles in both London and Moscow. Operating in the shadows, the litigation shooter relies on a broad network of allies, built up over many years at Alfa Group. [...]

Dmitry Mazepin, propriétaire d'Uralkali et Uralchem. © Valery Sharifulin/TASS via Reuters Connect

Corporate Intelligence 20/07/2021

Minsk and Moscow look to hold Dmitry Mazepin at arm's length

The embattled owner of Uralkali and Uralchem, who is also hoping to take over the Belarusian state-owned potash company Belaruskali, has been sidelined from Russian-Belarusian decision-making circles. [...]

Government Intelligence 15/07/2021

Moscow, Brussels and Beijing battle for influence in Serbia

Slovenia's recent assumption of the rotating presidency of the European Union Council has revived the debate over Serbia's membership of the EU, involving an array of consultants, intelligence services, Serbian nationalist movements, and European political personalities. [...]

Government Intelligence 14/07/2021

Ankara and Moscow jockey for position in Kabul after US withdrawal

The departure of US troops from Afghanistan and the ongoing clashes between Taliban and Afghan forces have put a strain on the Afghan authorities, which are seeking help anywhere they can find it. [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin picks a glass of champagne. © Maxim Shipenkov/EPA/MaxPPP

Corporate Intelligence 13/07/2021

Putin's modest 'Russian champagne' gift to allies Boris Titov and Yuri Kovalchuk

The Kremlin has forced French champagne producers to eat humble pie, in a move that mostly benefits Russian presidential advisor Boris Titov's "champagne" of the tsars, Abrau-Durso, and the Crimean sparkling wine made by "Putin's banker", Yuri Kovalchuk. [...]

Spotlight Government Intelligence 12/07/2021

New national security strategy moves up a gear on "information confrontation"

Russian intelligence services have got moving following the publication of the national security strategy which targets, as a central focus, information warfare. [...]

Consultant Alexandra Kamenskaya. © @alex_kamen/Twitter

Corporate Intelligence 09/07/2021

Russian adviser with ties to Paris helps out Guinean prime minister

France and Moscow's battle for influence in Africa does not impress Guinean prime minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, who has hired a Russian consultant with a well-padded Parisian address book to help him with his own balancing act. [...]

International Dealmaking 08/07/2021

Yevgeni Yurchenko is the Donbass's new coal industry strongman

Seven years after hostilities began in eastern Ukraine, Russian and pro-Russian businessmen are battling against each other for control of the territory's energy and metal resources. Yevgeni Yurchenko is one businessman who has emerged well from the battle. [...]

Spotlight Corporate Intelligence 07/07/2021

EY report helps Moscow property developer Terra Invest win discovery application in New York

A New York court recently agreed to a discovery procedure in a bitter US-Russian legal dispute over a failed property development project in Moscow. A report by EY was instrumental to the application's success. [...]

International Dealmaking 07/07/2021

Beirut's passivity to Capital's arrival shows inclination for Russian aid

Russian firm Capital's entry in the Syrian energy market could be the cause of a new border dispute with Lebanon, but the local authorities have barely raised an eyebrow at the event, highlighting a growing popularity for Russian aid among the country's political elite. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 06/07/2021

Oligarchs go-to lawyer Alastair Tulloch's good actions not wanted in Moscow

British lawyer Alastair Tulloch, a specialist in charity and legal advice to Russian citizens, has seen one of the organisations he oversees in Moscow added to the state's list of foreign agents. [...]

Government Intelligence 06/07/2021

Maria Butina champions Vinnik's cause to Council of Europe

A Russian former lobbyist who was jailed in the US for conspiring to act as a foreign agent has been weighing in on the case of Alexander Vinnik, who is trying to have a cryptocurrency money laundering conviction overturned in France. [...]

Bruno Roger-Petit, adviser on memorials and historical events to French president Emmanuel Macron. © Eliot Blondet/Abaca Press/Reuters

Spotlight Government Intelligence 05/07/2021

Bruno Roger-Petit opens Elysee Palace door to pro-Russians

Ukrainian opposition figure Vadim Rabinovich, a pro-Russian who is close to Putin's Ukraine henchman Viktor Medvedchuk, appeared delighted to meet with Bruno Roger-Petit, President Macron's adviser on memorials and historical events, at the Elysee Palace recently. [...]

Oligarch Oleg Deripaska, majority shareholder of EN+. © Yuri Kochetkov/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Spotlight Corporate Intelligence 02/07/2021

Abu Dhabi makes noted investment in Deripaska's EN+

The deal sealed last week between EN+, Oleg Deripaska's ex-wife Polina Yumasheva and Abu Dhabi's sovereign fund has attracted the keen interest of the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), particularly since it involved a small group of well-connected consultants. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 01/07/2021

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CIS launches financial intelligence operation 'Orion'

Marat Kabaev, Putin's discreetly influential 'father-in-law', does Russia's bidding in Central Asia

Moscow looks for second wind amid Donbass troubles Free

Former FSB officer Sergey Eliseev to serve as Kaliningrad deputy chairman

Sputnik V vaccine causes headache for French ambassador in Russia

Konstantin Zatulin courts compatriots abroad with new bill

Viktor Zolotov secures new responsibilities for National Guard in Crimea

Dmitry Vozianov, rider for Russian raiders

Minsk and Moscow look to hold Dmitry Mazepin at arm's length

Moscow, Brussels and Beijing battle for influence in Serbia

Ankara and Moscow jockey for position in Kabul after US withdrawal

Putin's modest 'Russian champagne' gift to allies Boris Titov and Yuri Kovalchuk

New national security strategy moves up a gear on "information confrontation"

Russian adviser with ties to Paris helps out Guinean prime minister

Yevgeni Yurchenko is the Donbass's new coal industry strongman

EY report helps Moscow property developer Terra Invest win discovery application in New York

Beirut's passivity to Capital's arrival shows inclination for Russian aid

Oligarchs go-to lawyer Alastair Tulloch's good actions not wanted in Moscow

Maria Butina champions Vinnik's cause to Council of Europe

Bruno Roger-Petit opens Elysee Palace door to pro-Russians

Abu Dhabi makes noted investment in Deripaska's EN+

Leroy Merlin probes Russian store director Mochalov

Dmitry Mazepin looking good in potash wars Free

The Russian ramifications of Murtaza Lakhani's oil-finance empire

Shadow siloviki will monitor Rostec for Putin

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