Dmitry Kochnev keeps watch over the Kremlin

From Moscow to Ukraine, demand for Rosgvardia continues to grow 

The Russian paramilitary security service Rosgvardia is being stretched to its limits, as it is being deployed in the conquered areas of Ukraine and in its homeland, where the Ministry of the Interior needs it to ensure officials' safety. [...]

• EGYPT/SYRIA - Cairo shifts position on Syria's return to Arab League 

• PORTUGAL - Military intelligence eyes US drones  

• RUSSIA - Yet another ex-FSO officer joins Security Council 

• FRANCE - DGSE wants seat on Order of the Liberation board

• UNITED STATES - Baer vs Redmond, score settling between former CIA officers over a book

Security Vision, the Kremlin cyber protection unit's faithful provider 

As Russian intelligence battens down the hatches on who can provide cybersecurity services, some agencies, starting with the FSO's interceptions department, continue to outsource tasks to trusted private partners such as Security Vision's subsidiaries Intellectual Security and Trimeter. [...]

FSB still at forefront of intelligence gathering in Ukraine 

Rumours abound about the leadership of the Russian security services deployed in Ukraine to back the military offensive and feed Moscow with intelligence from the field. [...]

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. [...]

Next generation of Russian siloviki blocked by old guard 

The Kremlin allowed its most powerful generals to stay on an extra 5 years beyond retirement age and is now looking to extend their careers even further on an ad hoc basis, dashing the prospects of younger officers. [...]