Russia
FSB confirms place in Russia's financial intelligence unit

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Rosfinmonitoring, Pakistan's ISI

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 Moscow and Islamabad.

RussiaFinancial intelligence gagged

PakistanInter-Services Intelligence Peshawar network slips up

Russia
Sergei Korolev to carry Shanghai Pact's anti-terrorism flag

Russia has appointed rising intelligence star Sergei Korolev to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, as it renews its membership with the regional alliance and ramps up efforts to counter various groups it qualifies as terrorist or extremist.

Russia, Sudan
FSB's online monitoring supplier makes moves in Khartoum

To aid its charm offensive in Africa, Moscow can count on a faithful relay in Andrei Masalovich, an ex-Russian intelligence colonel whose company Avalanche markets secure communications technology.

Russia
FSB: General Tkachev to be promoted

According to our sources, General Ivan Tkachev, the head of the "K" directorate of the FSB, in charge of financial [...]

Russia
FSB rising star Sergey Alpatov destabilised by in-fighting

The intelligence wars continue in Moscow despite the coronavirus outbreak. In recent weeks major shifts have taken place in several Russian centres of power against a backdrop of political uncertainty.

Russia
Trio of internal intelligence generals in favour with the Kremlin

Three internal intelligence officials have received appointments in the Russian administration recently, underscoring the rising influence of several key figures.