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Ukraine
French consultant appears in Ukraine's biggest Russian spy case

Ukrainian spymaster's treason and international connections - part 2. In Ukraine's most high-profile case of spying for Russia, the former head of domestic intelligence in Crimea, Oleh Kulinich, is due to stand trial in Kyiv for being a Kremlin mole.

Russia, South Africa
Moscow courts South Africa's far-right cells

The Kremlin is using a Russian nationalist organisation, the Double-Headed Eagle Society, to woo the rainbow nation's white supremacists in the hope of influencing Pretoria from the wings.

Spotlight | United Kingdom
Inside Orbis, part 2: former MI6 employee's intelligence firm also probed Lords' Russia links

Investigating links with Russia's political and security apparatus is an integral part of Orbis's activities. But in addition to the now famous ‘Steele dossier' against Donald Trump, the firm also investigated big names close to ‘Londongrad' in the British parliament's upper house.

The Intelligence Gazette
Sideswipe in French Senate, high representative for Tibet, Russian security council

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

FranceIntelligence watchdog takes swipe at former spy chief

Europe/TibetThe battle for a high representative

RussiaInformation security expert climbs another rung at security council

Azerbaijan, France, Switzerland
Opposition infighting plays into hands of intelligence services

To obtain information, the networks keeping track of Azerbaijani opposition leaders in Europe have resorted to exploiting the dissension between them. These activists sometimes accuse each other of working for Moscow or Baku's intelligence services.

Russia
Russian military intel posing behind false flags to recruit sleeper agents in France

In anticipation of a possible escalation of its 'hybrid warfare' tactics on European territory, the GU is extending its campaign to recruit sources and destabilisation agents. The service is now targeting French security institutions.