According to a Kremlin press release , dated January 4, 2014 Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Amendments to the Presidential Executive Order No. 686 of August 19, 2013, On Peculiarities of Applying Enhanced Security Measures During the XXII Winter Olympic Games and the XI Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi in 2014. The Executive Order […]
The Tomb of the Unknown in Russia bringing together the leaders of two nations once at war with each other
On May 10, 2015 President Vladimir Putin made comments following a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that ended with a solemn wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Russia near the Kremlin. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Могила Неизвестного Солдата) is a war memorial, dedicated to the Soviet soldiers killed during […]
Satellite photos show substantial “buildup” of Ukrainian military forces near Slavyansk
According to credible Russian based news reports, “Ukrainian tanks and armored vehicles have been stationed en masse around the Donetsk region city of Slavyansk.” A Russian defense source (who refused to be identified in this report) says that “artillery and rocket systems have also been deployed to the area.” RIA Novosti (Russia’s most respectable news […]
Russian spies very methodical and systematic in their approach to intelligence gathering
Despite all the media reports of how stupid the Russian spy suspects were to get “caught” by the FBI sting in 2010, they were surprisingly coherent in their approach to human intelligence gathering, or HUMINT. HUMINT is a syllabic abbreviation of the words “HUMan INTelligence”. Refers to intelligence gathering by means of interpersonal contact, as […]
NYET: Russian eatery refuses to serve FBI/CIA agents in Sochi, Russia
Associated Press photographer Jae C. Hong took the picture of the “odd sign” on Friday. It indicated that “We do not serve FBI and CIA agents.” Another sign read “We remember the Cold War”. “For the most part the Central Intelligence Agency is despised in Russia, as is the FBI. That is reflected here in the sign […]
Jay Carney addresses question regarding Sochi Olympic security issue during press conference on Air Force One
On January 30, 2014 Presidential Press spokesperson Jay Carney held a press conference with what he called a “gaggle” of press reporters on Air Force One En Route Wisconsin. There he addressed reporter questions including one regarding the Sochi Olympic securitysituation: “On the Sochi Olympics, we continue to maintain regular communication with Russian authorities about the securitysituation in Sochi. […]