KGB

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.

France, Russia
Wife of ex-KGB officer turns to Iranian specialist lawyer to get French visa

After having her application rejected, the partner of a former KGB agent will not be able to travel to France to reunite with her family unless she appeals. But, unusually, for legal representation she has turned to a lawyer renowned for his expertise in Iranian affairs.

The Intelligence Gazette
Fiscal intelligence unit to start 2025, CICIR welcome in Berlin, Dating app for French officers, NZ archives and Chinese interference

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

FranceFiscal intelligence unit to get cracking in 2025

Germany/ChinaChinese intelligence think tank banned in Paris still welcome in Berlin

FranceNew dating app for French officers, a honeypot den?

New ZealandNZSIS releases archives in face of Chinese espionage and interference

Latvia
Latvian intelligence ups security for Western players at anti-disinformation conference

To protect participants at the European anti-disinformation NGO EU DisinfoLab's annual conference just held in Riga, only a few hundred kilometres from the Russian border, Latvia's intelligence service deployed reinforced security measures.

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

Russia, Ukraine, United States
Intelligence veteran to lobby for Ukrainian religious sect allegedly tied to Russia

The Allatra International Public Movement, which was raided last year by the SBU, has contracted with a former Reagan administration official.

Belarus
Belarus military intelligence helps Russia analyse East European air bases

Military intelligence in Moscow and Minsk are joining forces to examine airfields in Eastern Europe that could be used by Western warplanes destined for Ukraine.

Spotlight | United States
The Bidens' accuser and FBI informant appears linked to fraud schemes

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov not only made contacts with Russian intelligence officers, but he also seems to have extensive business ties with individuals accused of securities fraud.

Belarus
Defector officers launch new psychological campaign against regime

Former special forces paratrooper and exiled activist Valery Sakhashik's team is targeting loyalist Belarusian military circles with psychological operations to flip them, and their next project will involve NATO officers.

The Intelligence Gazette
Fate of Minsk's ex-Spetsnaz officers, Imran Khan's defence, Hamas financing

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

BelarusPTSD rife among freed ex-Spetsnaz officers

PakistanImran Khan splits military opinion

United StatesDNI forced to probe possible financing of Hamas via US aid funds

United States
Former KGB agent and Ukrainian economist gave FBI information on Hunter Biden

The information handed over by Oleg Semenov and Andrii Drobot was part of an attempt to drum up corruption charges on President Joe Biden and his son.

Belarus
KGB extends control over ideological dissent as election frenzy builds

Tasked by President Alexander Lukashenko to further crack down on dissenting voices within government and state-owned entities, the intelligence agency has been culling staff in key organisations using new methods of investigation.