Intelligence services seek FIFA World Cup allies
Russian security chief Nikolaï Patrouchev's barely noticed visit to Rome on February 22 is one of the more recent efforts [...]
GRU
The GRU is the Russian Federation’s military intelligence service. The unit has operatives in foreign countries and in the Spteznaz, the Russian Special Forces. It also has interception (SIGINT) and imagery (IMINT) capabilities.