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 […]
Putin addresses crowds at 70th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade from Nazi Germany in WWII
President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic and Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic attended the Victors’ March military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade from fascist occupiers. PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN: “Mr President, Mr Prime Minister, friends, veterans, parade participants, I am happy to be with […]
Russian FSB live fire close quarter combat training is freaking insane!
I recently came across a video of Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) (Russian: Федера́льная слу́жба безопа́сности Росси́йской Федера́ции (ФСБ) agents undergoing rather intense counter terrorism training – you have got to see to believe! The training is real world, close combat simulation that could never be tried here in the United States for liability and safety […]
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 […]
Russia expresses interest in deploying ground base stations of its global navigation system GLOSNASS in Cuba
On July 11, 2014 I received the following press release from the Kremlin regarding President Putin’s meeting with Raul Castro in Cuba. It read as follows: PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN:Ladies and gentlemen, I have just completed talks with Mr Raul Castro, President of the State Council and the Council of Ministers of the Republic […]