Russia
FSB flagged civil dissidence to avoid talk of internal shortcomings

Russia
FSB on alert as Wagner fighters head home

The return of these soldiers to their families is being closely monitored by the intelligence service, which fears social unrest. Many of these mercenaries have neither been paid nor received the social benefits they were promised, and refuse to join the regular forces.

Spotlight | Russia
Kremlin secretly prepares for imminent military draft

Since last week, the Russian state has been discreetly gathering employee lists and acquiring equipment in preparation for a possible mobilisation in the fall.

The Intelligence Gazette
Yulia Shoigu, Akhmed Zakayev, NGA drops analogue imaging, NATO, Bernard Emié

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

Moscow Defence minister puts daughter in charge of veteran aid fund

Kyiv Akhmed Zakayev's Chechen armed wing gets its baptism of fire

Springfield Final curtain for analogue imagery

Brussels NATO looks for help on Russia analysis

France DGSE director, diplomat Bernard Emié, opts for state administror status

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.

Russia, Ukraine, United States
Free Russia Foundation, a shadowy Washington group at the heart of a network of anti-Russia activism

Working in tandem with a largely invisible sister entity, the Foundation seeks to pave the way for a "post-Putin" era and opposes Russia's war in Ukraine. Citing security, the group keeps its grantees confidential.

Russia
Financial incentives and social perks aplenty to attract new Russian intelligence talent

A series of measures has been taken since the start of the year in Russia in response to the country's military and intelligence human resource needs. The plan is to hire more broadly and improve the attractiveness of jobs in the security apparatus.

Spotlight | Europe, Russia, Ukraine, United States
Under pressure from Kyiv and Washington, Moscow rows hard to keep its industries afloat

Besides their political function, Western sanctions against Moscow have taken on high stakes for security - both for NATO analysts seeking to assess the potential resilience of Russia's strategic industries and for Ukraine, which is keeping a close eye on Russia's emerging alternative trade routes.