Vladimir Putin

Netherlands, Russia
Congolese candidate hopes for Russian largesse in UN court elections

The International Criminal Court case against Russia has muddied the waters for Congolese judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua, who is seeking election to the UN International Court of Justice.

France, Russia
France's Legrand makes tough choice between sanctions and local mafia in sale of Russian assets

Western companies leaving Russia find themselves between a rock and a hard place. To avoid breaching sanctions, the French electrical parts company Legrand recently sold its assets in Russia to a former mafia boss.

Vietnam
Vietnamese defence ministry poised to finalise F-16 order

Hanoi is about to lock in its F-16 fighter jets acquisition, but the Vietnamese air force is not putting all its eggs in one basket when it comes to suppliers.

North Korea, Russia
Russian tax authorities watchful of counter-proliferation issues with Pyongyang

The rapprochement between Pyongyang and Moscow, illustrated by Kim Jong-un's recent visit to Vladimir Putin, has not deterred Russia's tax authorities from taking a keen interest in counter-proliferation issues with North Korea.

The Agencies' Gazette
Voatz vs Minsk, Russkiy Mir, biometric controls in Israel, Wang Yi in DC

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Moscow, Washington, Minsk and Tel Aviv.

US/BelarusBelarusian opposition in talks with secure online voting platform Voatz

RussiaTolstoy descendant to promote Russian soft power

IsraelBiometric cameras against foreign spies

China/United StatesWang Yi expected in Washington in early October

Russia
Vladislav Buzdin, a Russian master in tactical intelligence AI

Buzdin, an artificial intelligence genius in the domain of defence is set to join the Cyclone research centre to use his talents to help Moscow's technological war effort in the field of drones.

The Agencies' Gazette
Vladimir Osechkin, French military attaché in Yerevan, new Belt & Road preparations

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Moscow, Biarritz, Yerevan and Baku.

France/RussiaCommunicator Vladimir Osechkin exposed for false defector evacuations

France/Armenia/AzerbaijanParis's impossible balancing act in Yerevan

ChinaThird Belt & Road forum preparations underway in Beijing

China, Japan
Tokyo tries to step up fight against Chinese disinformation

China's vast campaign following the Japanese decision to discharge Fukushima's waters into the sea is forcing Tokyo to step up its fight against state-sponsored disinformation.

Russia
Moscow region hires Serbian private soldiers for imminent deployment to Ukraine

Intelligence Online has obtained details of a secret operation from Moscow in Belgrade to recruit nearly 500 Balkan nationals to fight in Ukraine.

The Agencies' 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

Moldova, Russia, United States
Businessman Aleksandr Okulov charged with helping Moscow evade sanctions wants to convince Washington of his innocence

The Moldovan-Russian businessman the US government claims is close to the oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev, founder of far-right movements across Europe, plans to enlist a lawyer who backs "Russian pro-democracy activists" and worked at the US Embassy in Moscow.

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.