Russia may eventually be forced to withdraw from the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), the Russian Foreign Ministry’s top disarmament official, Mikhail Ulyanov, has warned, if the United States continues on the path of building its European Missile Defense Shield. A move that is seen as a provocation and threat to Russian national security. “We […]
Russia expresses concern over U.S. deployment of ships with ballistic missile defense capabilities to Spain
Russia may eventually be forced to withdraw from the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), the Russian Foreign Ministry’s top disarmament official, Mikhail Ulyanov, has warned, if the United States continues on the path of building its European Missile Defense Shield. A move that is seen as a provocation and threat to Russian national security. “We […]
Putin meets with Security Council members including the head of Russia’s notorious Foreign Intelligence Service
President Vladimir Putin of Russia held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council. These included Mickhail Fradkov, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (Russian: Служба Внешней Разведки Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki or SVR). The SVR is Russia’s primary external intelligence agency. The SVR Director is appointed by and reports directly to the President […]
Tajikistan: President Warned After Fatal Car Crash
Written by Mahina Shodizoda There are not many netizens in Tajikistan that have remained silent about a recent car crash in Dushanbe involving a relative of President Emomali Rahmon. The incident has demonstrated once again that powerful and well-connected individuals are above the law in the country. But it has also shown that simple technological […]
Meet Russia’s premier spymaster Mikhail Fradkov
His name is Mikhail E. Fradkov. He is the enigmatic Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (Russian: Служба Внешней Разведки Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki or SVR). Unlike the notorious Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the SVR is responsible for intelligence and espionage activities “outside the Russian Federation”, including those secretly operating inside the United States and Europe currently. The […]
An inside look into Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service – mysterious Directorate “S”, Department “12”
He is the top official in charge of the “illegals” program here in the U.S. for the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (Russian: Служба Внешней Разведки Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki or SVR). He is known only by the section of SVR HQ that he works in – “Directorate “S”. Even his very name is a “state secret”, according to my sources […]