FSB hushes up Russian space programme

Vladimir Selin: the FSB's man in charge of protecting state secrets 

Vladimir Selin, head of the Federal Service for Technical and Export Control, also heads the inter-ministerial committee for the protection of state secrets, which is tightly controlled by the FSB. Its main purpose is to oversee the systems used to protect vital, strategic information.

Kyiv confirms space sector as a national security priority 

The Ukrainian space agency could soon be classed alongside the defence ministry and the intelligence community as one of the basic guarantors of the country's national security. The Zelensky administration has long been pushing for this.

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Changes in FSB regional heads highlight rising stars 

While FSB officers' assignments are often the subject of fierce rivalries between ambitious young men, the positions of regional heads are kept for the most promising among them. The new postings give a glimpse of some of Moscow's future leaders but also reveal those who are being dispensed with for having not met Russia's domestic spy agency's expectations.

Putin reaffirms trust in Alexander Linerts by keeping him on as head of GUSP 

The man at the helm of Vladimir Putin's special programmes service, the GUSP, which handles any sensitive files not taken care of by the other services often with a focus on crisis management, has proven his worth to the Russian president.

Borissov in charge of future space weapons 

Russian deputy prime minister Yuri Borissov will supervise the new [...]