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RUSSIA MYANMAR

Kremlin's favourite OSINT expert helps Russian plans in Myanmar

Andrei Masalovich, a former communications security officer who has become a private open source intelligence expert for the Russian security apparatus, has made another trip to Southeast Asia, a highly strategic destination for Moscow. [...] (419 words)

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Alexander Essaulov
Alexander Fomin
All-Russian People's Front
Andreï Masalovich
Avalanche
Dmitry Shugayev
Federal Agency for Government Communications and Information
Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation
FSB
Lavina Pulse
Masalovich & Partners
Muhammad Othman
Sergei Chemezov
Spetssviaz
SVR
Telegram
Vladimir Putin

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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, 3 August, 2022. © . Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters

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Alexander Essaulov
Alexander Fomin
All-Russian People's Front
Andreï Masalovich
Avalanche
Dmitry Shugayev
Federal Agency for Government Communications and Information
Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation
FSB
Lavina Pulse
Masalovich & Partners
Muhammad Othman
Sergei Chemezov
Spetssviaz
SVR
Telegram
Vladimir Putin

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Lavina Pulse, Russia's "Cambridge Analytica", is looking to export its services to South East Asia Free

Russia and Myanmar move to circumvent sanctions

Beregini, the shadowy Ukrainian hacker group cheered by Russian intelligence

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

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Russia's FSB tightens its grip in Armenia

Tatar president opens southern door to Russian oil and gas

Dmitry Kochnev keeps watch over the Kremlin

India aims to outdo China in Myanmar

Moscow deploys military exports supremo Shugaev to sell the S550 to New Delhi

Moscow strengthens ties with Hanoi in response to Indo-Pacific diplomatic shift

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