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Russian Foreign Intelligence might be in for a more prominent political role

There are signs that the political influence of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service SVR is growing. After Stalin and Andropov, Putin is the third Russian leader who politically uses the intelligence services, argues intelligence expert Andrei Soldatov.

by Andrei Soldatov
'With its cyber troops the Russian military has become political'

On October 16 Andrei Soldatov held the second October Lecture of RaamopRusland. Research
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Kremlin calculus seems driven by dreams of war

We can keep laughing at the Russian military intelligence service, says our columnist Mark Galeotti, but we should
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Special troops of GRU will be growing headache for the West

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Footprints of the Russian Military Intelligence Agency GRU are everywhere

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Punish the criminal, not the instrument

On December 29 president Obama kicked out 35 Russian diplomats in response to Russian interference with the American
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