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Washington eyes European nuclear power

A bipartisan bill currently making its way through the US Congress aims to increase nuclear exports to counter Beijing and Moscow in Europe, which is experiencing energy supply problems due to the war in Ukraine.

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How Russia is working to absorb Belarusian news networks into sovereign internet

While everyone's focus is on Ukraine, the information space in Belarus continues to quietly but steadily move towards a shared sovereign internet with Russia, one that is controlled by the latter's security and cut off from the rest of the world.

The Agencies' Gazette
Afghan planes in Tashkent, Russian military engineers decorated, DNI

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, we serve up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we go from Paris to Tashkent, Washington, Brussels and Kabul.

Uzbekistan/AfghanistanTashkent refuses to return Afghan planes to Kabul.

RussiaMoscow decorates military engineers.

FranceMarc Burg lures more top spies to his degree course.

ParisSenators call for a law on facial recognition.

United StatesDNI tasked again to tackle China's support to Russia.

EuropeEuropol, future watchdog of foreign investment in the EU.

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Kyiv and Washington coordinate future sanctions against Moscow

A group of senior officials, lobbyists, academics, activists, investigators and communications experts are drawing up lists of potential targets for US sanctions against Russia, as well as promoting new international political reprisals.

Russia threatens to end cooperation in Syria with Israel

Despite wanting to accommodate both the United States and Russia, Israel has provoked Vladimir Putin's ire by what Moscow sees as Tel Aviv's overly pro-Ukrainian stance. This has strained their relations to such an extent that Russia is questioning the highly sensitive matter of Israel's freedom of action in Syria.

Minsk opposition keeps up connections with Moscow

The Belarusian opposition faction led by Valery Tsepkalo, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's rival, is keeping in with Russian contacts who are ready and willing to back popular and political activism against Lukashenko.

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Russia's tax havens cash in on West's hunt for oligarchs

Boosted by the conflict in Ukraine, the attractive tax regimes of Kaliningrad and Vladivostok are now being snapped up by Russian conglomerates hit or threatened by Western sanctions, with Viktor Vekselberg and Said Kerimov the latest to join in.

Facing Putin, Nordic intelligence takes aim at the Arctic

For the first time, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian intelligence chiefs will be attending an Arctic-focused forum in Helsinki this week.

Moscow's shadow advisers, intelligence officers and lobbyists lay low

As the hunt for those responsible for Russia's setbacks in Ukraine continues, lobbyists, private consultants and advisers close to the Kremlin, as well as former and current civil servants, are fearing a wave of purges.

Russia caught between Kurdish and Syrian forces in Syria

Moscow is having to mediate between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Assad regime, despite its priorities in Ukraine.

Buoyed by Russian sanctions, Chainalysis corners European crypto probe market

With its Reactor software, the New York-based company which has helped US authorities with several high-profile investigations, is the top supplier to European cybercrime agencies. Its competitors on the continent have tended to shy away from tender calls deemed not profitable enough.

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