Russia
Moscow puts plans to deploy Serbian soldiers in Ukraine on hold

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.

Russia, Serbia, Ukraine
Serbian recruits in Luhansk rebel amid intra-elite election competition

As Russia's ruling clans prepare to do battle in the lead up to March's presidential elections, troops on the ground see the intra-elite tensions as a means to push for better conditions.

The Intelligence Gazette
China-Italy talks, Polish tank rearmament, DGSI's new HQ, Consensus on intel classification in Congress

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

ItalyGiorgia Meloni closes door on China talks

PolandPiotr Trytek in charge of tank rearmament programme

FranceFirst spade in the ground for DGSI HQs in 2024

United StatesConsensus on intelligence overclassification in Congress underway

Spotlight | Hungary, Russia
Moscow revives timid attempt to recruit Hungarian fighters

As it continues to drive a recruitment campaign for Serbian fighters to bulk up its armed forces, Russia has dusted off a shelved project to do the same among the ethnic Hungarian population.

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.

Russia
Presidential administration steps up its covert mobilisation effort

Despite official assurances that the mobilisation campaign is over, the Kremlin is making use of its regional administrative resources to bring in more troops. Different forms of pressure are being used to recruit at state-owned and parastatal companies and among vulnerable sections of the population.

Russia
Moscow worried about underground dissenter officers club

The Order of the Republic are a network of Russian officers united in their opposition to Russia's war on Ukraine, and to Vladimir Putin's presidency. They have already struck several blows to the 'special military operation', under the watchful eye of Russia's intelligence services.

Moscow courts far-right South African cells

The Kremlin is using a Russian nationalist organisation, the Double-Headed Eagle Society, to woo South Africa's white supremacists. Its goal is to discreetly exert pressure on the majority party, the ANC, a long-standing ally of Moscow.