On June 25, 2015 President Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with members of the Russian Permanent Security Council in Moscow. The Security Council of the Russian Federation (SCRF) (Russian: Совет Безопасности Российской Федерации) is a consultative body of the Russian President that works out the President’s decisions on national security affairs. Composed of key […]
Putin thanks Russian counter espionage agents for their work uncovering over 290 foreign spies last year
On March 26, 2015 Vladimir Putin took part in a Federal Security Service board meeting. There Putin spoke about counter espionage efforts in Russia. Note: Putin is definitely in a position to know. Under Article 32 of the Federal Constitutional Law On the Government of the Russian Federation,the FSB head answers directly to the RF […]
FSB Director confirms Russia wants to fight the Islamic State in cooperation with the US
Aleksandr Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) spoke frankly with reporters on Friday in Washington DC on the topic of terrorism and the importance to work together to fight the Islamic State group. In his words it is “impossible” to solve political contradictions without using all the special services’ capabilities: “This is a very important aspect […]
Russian arms manufacturers new export contracts this year total over $7.5 billion
On November 5, 2014 President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Commission for Military Technology Cooperation with Foreign States. A partial transcript of the meeting is as follows: PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN: Good afternoon, colleagues. Today, we will examine a number of issues related to making our military technology cooperation with foreign countries […]
How to defeat NSA snooping and protect classified information the old fashion way!
I recently met with a “security expert” in the private sector to discuss ways he could advise his client on how to secure classified information in the digital age in light of Edward Snowden’s revelations of National Security Agency (NSA) snooping and meta data collection techniques. I think l shocked him when l began suggesting […]
Russian Sokhoi PAK FA stealth fighter superior to U.S. F-22 Raptor in many important ways
Russia’s new fifth-generation Sukhoi PAK FA -50 (Russian: Перспективный авиационный комплекс фронтовой авиации) fighter jet performed its first demonstration flight at MAKS-2011 international air and space show in the town of Zhukovsky, near Moscow. According to all reports the Sukhou PAK preformed admirably. Spectators marveled as two T-50 jets appeared in the sky above Zhukovsky […]