France, Ukraine
Ukraine's business community steps up pressure on France to align on Nord Stream 2 sanctions

Ukraine, United Kingdom
Highgate revives its Ukrainian networks for Wagner prosecution case

London intelligence firm Highgate is counting on its strong Ukrainian links to back lawyers from McCue Jury and Partners, who are representing a group of Kyiv citizens taking Russian paramilitary group Wagner before the High Court in London for allegations of terrorism.

Ukraine
Kyiv tries to stop Moscow benefiting from indirect IT support from the GAFAM

Although there are wide-ranging restrictions on the sale of military equipment and IT systems to Russia, some software and services are not covered by the sanctions. A group of experts is looking to remedy the situation.

Spotlight | Ukraine
Kyiv to appoint new head of asset recovery

Ukraine's asset recovery agency, another of the country's anti-corruption tools, is following Kyiv's good governance path and focussing its efforts on managing assets seized from sanctioned individuals.

Europe, Ukraine, United States
The top brass and consultants steering Kyiv on the path to NATO

In order to give itself every chance of joining the north Atlantic alliance, Ukraine is making proposals for the new security structure that Europe wants. It is being advised in this process by political and military experts specialised in these issues.

Denmark, France
Expanding northern European lobbying group Rud Pedersen tries its hand in the French market

Taking advantage of its rapid expansion in Europe, the Danish firm, which promoted the Rafale in Finland and the Russian-German Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, is looking for new contracts. In France, it is looking to develop its lobbying business.

The Agencies' Gazette
Hamas in Turkey, GPIS in Paris, NATO in Georgia

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

Palestine/Israel/Turkey: Ankara and Tel Aviv are talking againto Hamas's dismay

France GPIS, Paris's social housing security service provider, collects intelligence for the police

Georgia NATO's ex-liaison officer in Kyiv takes up residence in Tbilisi

Malaysia, Russia
Europe, Turkey and Japan vie for Malaysian gas

To avoid dependency on Russian gas amid economic sanctions and the halt to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, European, Turkish and Japanese diplomats have been tasked to see what extent they can source LNG from Malaysia's Petronas, the world's fifth largest producer.

United States
CIA rolls out well-oiled plan on familiar turf in Ukraine

Engrossed in Europe, US intelligence has increased its operations in Ukraine. It has considerable scope of action in the country forged from eight years of building relations with and providing support to its Ukrainian homologues.

France, Ukraine
Yermak and Shurma take charge of Ukraine's dealings with the French military-industrial complex

After several months of scepticism on Ukraine's part, French president Emmanuel Macron's visit to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky could mark France's return to the front line in Ukraine. On the Ukrainian side, matters are being handled by Andriy Yermak with support from newcomer to the president's office, Rostyslav Shurma.

Ukraine
Kyiv seeks to align its forces in information warfare

In its fight against what it identifies as a hybrid war waged by its Russian neighbour, Ukraine is trying to bring together a series of organisations that were not previously well integrated. As such it is bringing together the fight against disinformation, the security of communication systems and the issue of sovereignty in the Donbass region.

Spotlight | Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine
Naftogaz hunt for compensation may block Gazprom's Nord Stream II pipeline

While the US and Russian intelligence services watch on, Naftogaz is trying to torpedo Gazprom's Baltic Sea gas pipeline project.