Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online reveals behind-the-scenes details of the secret negotiations between US, Ukrainian and European delegations which took place at the InterContinental in Geneva on 23 November.
Crossing the threshold of the InterContinental Geneva on the morning of Sunday 23 November felt like an obstacle course given the heavy security presence, abundance of men in black suits and SUVs sporting American diplomatic plates. But after slipping through the vast glass doors of the porch of this five-star hotel, an archetypal example of 1960s architecture,





