Russia
Boosted by Kremlin, telecoms regulator Roskomnadzor steps up surveillance projects

Russia
The real reason for ex-FSB Polyakov's arrest

Officially accused of conducting "dark PR" and extortion, the former head of the FSB's Second Service in Moscow was in fact waging an underground campaign against his boss, Alexey Dorofeev, in a bid to replace him.

The Intelligence Gazette
Moldovan security council, Russia's data border crack down, Xi Jinping and Moscow, Ankara struggling with PKK

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Ankara, Moscow, Chisinau and Beijing.

MoldovaPresidential cabinet musical chairs.

RussiaRoskomnadzor strengthens border controls.

China/RussiaBeijing gets involved in peace efforts in Europe.

Turkey/IraqAnkara searches for equipment to fight PKK in northern Iraq.

Russia
Russia's digital development minister caught in power struggle between Kremlin rivals

Maksut Shadayev has come under various forms of pressure behind the scenes in recent weeks. Shadayev, a protege of Putin's deputy chief of staff Sergey Kiriyenko, has a say over a number of crucial security contracts.

Russia
Siloviki eye facial recognition as potential windfall in their search for funds

With the final touches being put to the 2023 federal budget, Moscow's political class and biometric technology providers are queuing up for the public funds that could be allocated to facial recognition projects.

Europe, Russia
Kremlin ramps up action to keep news sources quiet

With information warfare tactics on the rise, journalists in Russia are coming under increased surveillance as the Kremlin tries any means possible to discourage potential sources from reaching out.

Spotlight | Belarus, Russia
How Russia is working to absorb Belarusian news networks into sovereign internet

While everyone's focus is on Ukraine, the information space in Belarus continues to quietly but steadily move towards a shared sovereign internet with Russia, one that is controlled by the latter's security and cut off from the rest of the world.

Russia
Roskomnadzor overwhelmed by FSB's surveillance projects

The adoption of a law proposed by Andrey Klishas, a senator for the presidential majority party, United Russia, on February [...]