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RUSSIA Issue dated 07/04/2021

Evgeni Primakov Jr renews Russian soft power as head of Rossotrudnichestvo

An influence tool and relay of Moscow's intelligence apparatus, the Rossotrudnichestvo, Moscow's cultural relations arm, is seeking new opportunities. [...] (379 words)

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Spymasters help Yevgeny Primakov Jr with Russian World charm offensive

Yevgeny Primakov Jr, the head of the Russian soft-power institution Rossotrudnitchestvo, has former SVR and FSB officers helping him to win the hearts and minds of Russians abroad, aided by so-called national research institute for the development of communication. [...]

Yury Chikhanchin, director of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service. © Mikhail Klimentyev/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS

ARMENIA RUSSIA CENTRAL ASIA BELARUS 30/07/2021

CIS launches financial intelligence operation 'Orion'

Under the auspices of Russian intelligence service Rosfinmonitoring, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) aims to strengthen ties through the Orion programme and IT system SiNerGia. [...]

RUSSIA UKRAINE 29/07/2021

Moscow looks for second wind amid Donbass troubles Free

The Kremlin is reviewing its oversight of the two breakaway "republics" in the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine, which are dealing with difficult economic conditions. It is continuing to rely on its longstanding allies there but is testing new rallying cries. [...]

Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Konstantin Zatulin. © Dave Mustaine/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

RUSSIA 23/07/2021

Konstantin Zatulin courts compatriots abroad with new bill

Eager to increase its influence over Russian "compatriots" living overseas, the Kremlin can count on Konstantin Zatulin, who has influence among Russian speakers in neighbouring countries, to help with its state programme for voluntary resettlement. [...]

Spotlight RUSSIA 12/07/2021

New national security strategy moves up a gear on "information confrontation"

Russian intelligence services have got moving following the publication of the national security strategy which targets, as a central focus, information warfare. [...]

EUROPE RUSSIA 06/07/2021

Maria Butina champions Vinnik's cause to Council of Europe

A Russian former lobbyist who was jailed in the US for conspiring to act as a foreign agent has been weighing in on the case of Alexander Vinnik, who is trying to have a cryptocurrency money laundering conviction overturned in France. [...]

BULGARIA 29/06/2021

Sacked intelligence chief under US sanctions calls out Russian influence

On the interim government's advice, President Rumen Radev has made a string of dismissals as the country heads into the 11 July elections. Those sacked included top intelligence officers who are ready to denounce Russian influence in the country, along with political opposition led by former prime minister Boyko Borisov. [...]

RUSSIA 10/06/2021

FSB poised for additional responsibilities under new national security strategy

Vladimir Putin's recent reframing of the role of the FSB gives some indication of the direction the soon to be announced national security strategy will go in, spanning the seas, borders and strategically important information security. [...]

Roman Putin, son of a cousin of Vladimir Putin and founder of Putin Consulting. © Putin Consulting

RUSSIA 07/06/2021

Anti-corruption consultant Roman Putin campaigning for his cousin the president

As the country prepares for legislative elections in September, business consultant Roman Putin is busy tying personal ambitions with an opportune fight against corruption and his unwavering support of Vladimir Putin, a cousin of his father. [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin in May 2021. © Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin Pool/SPU/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

RUSSIA 27/05/2021

Putin tightens grip on information security

Two directors of media and communications agencies that were closed down last year have been removed from the National Security Council's information security commitee, a body whose role is growing in importance for the Kremlin. [...]

MOLDOVA RUSSIA 18/05/2021

Pro-Russian faction and ex-FSB agents ramp up pressure on Chisinau

Making the most of the Chisinau government's instability, Moscow is taking steps ahead of the elections that could see its allies chased out of parliament and can count on its embedded political-security relays to help with the task. [...]

RUSSIA 12/05/2021

Putin struggles to renew strategic guard in Middle East

Faced with significant diplomatic and security stakes in that part of the world, the Kremlin is renewing the close guard of siloviki in charge of Russian strategy in the Midle East. But it is struggling to include the younger generation. [...]

RUSSIA 30/04/2021

SVR's military unit under new command

The command of Military Unit 61643, a cover for Russian external intelligence agents, changed after the ceasefire betweeen Yerevan and Baku, paving the way for spymaster Aleksandr Ivanovich P. to step forward. [...]

RUSSIA UNITED STATES 28/04/2021

US sanctions against Positive Technologies highlight risks run by cyber threat intelligence companies

Even though their skills are increasingly needed for state cyber diplomacy, threat intelligence companies like Positive Technologies face a growing threat of exposure to state sanctions. [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin. © Aelexei Druzhinin/Sputnik/KremlinPool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

RUSSIA 29/03/2021

Putin cloaks national health agency in shroud of secrecy

Russia's medical research complex, bumped up to the rank of national priority since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, is now allowed to classify all of its data as strategic. [...]

RUSSIA 10/03/2021

SVR continues to handle relations with Russia's close neighbours

Igor Maslov, who served in the SVR, was appointed to [...]

RUSSIA 10/06/2020

Primakov Jr lands Russian soft power role

In an appointment that is expected to be officialised by the Kremlin in the coming days, Evgeni Alexandrovitch Primakov is [...]

Spotlight UNITED STATES 10/07/2013

Snowden stuck in limbo, for now

While the technology he leaked information about is extremely complex, the computer technician turned National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden now has a very simple choice in front of him. He could either flee to a country that is hostile [. [...]

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Pakistan's ISI steers establishment of Taliban security and intelligence apparatus

Rafael rethinking its defence offset partnerships in India

Following the sale of Novetta, Carlyle starts building up Two Six Technologies into a new market leader

Spymasters help Yevgeny Primakov Jr with Russian World charm offensive

CIS launches financial intelligence operation 'Orion'

Moscow looks for second wind amid Donbass troubles Free

Konstantin Zatulin courts compatriots abroad with new bill

New national security strategy moves up a gear on "information confrontation"

Maria Butina champions Vinnik's cause to Council of Europe

Sacked intelligence chief under US sanctions calls out Russian influence

FSB poised for additional responsibilities under new national security strategy

Anti-corruption consultant Roman Putin campaigning for his cousin the president

Putin tightens grip on information security

Pro-Russian faction and ex-FSB agents ramp up pressure on Chisinau

Putin struggles to renew strategic guard in Middle East

SVR's military unit under new command

US sanctions against Positive Technologies highlight risks run by cyber threat intelligence companies

Putin cloaks national health agency in shroud of secrecy

SVR continues to handle relations with Russia's close neighbours

Primakov Jr lands Russian soft power role

Snowden stuck in limbo, for now

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