Category: Europe

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Russia's FSB

FSB: Putin’s Other Spy Service

(From Top World  Intelligence Agencies) The FSB, the largest security service in Europe, reportedly employs 66,000 uniformed personnel. Established in 1994, the FSB evolved out of the communist-era KGB. It is the Russian equivalent of the American FBI. FSB in the news: Fate of Arrested American Linked to Russian Spy Maria Butina (01.04.2019) FSB’s chief responsibilities...

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Konstantin Kilimnik

Manafort Associate Kilimnik Denies Russian Intelligence Ties 

At “the heart” of the Trump-Russia investigation is Paul Manafort’s translator and associate Konstantin Kilimnik. Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller intimates that Kilimnik has connections to Russia intelligence. If the Trump campaign and Russian state actors conspired during the 2016 presidential campaign Kilimnik is among the most plausible suspects. If Kilimnik has been falsely implicated, the...

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Tayyip Erdogan

What Erdogan Wants from Jared Kushner

With all eyeballs split between Trump in Hanoi and Michael Cohen, Jared Kushner’s Middle East Tour has gone unnoticed. The president’s son-in-law met with Turkish President Recep Erdogan, who is not in a pro-American mood. Erdogan thought he had secured a complete U.S. withdrawal from Syria, but no, administration hawks have succeeded to keep a...

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For Russia and U.S., Venezuela’s Crisis Is an Oil Opportunity

In Venezuela, it’s all about the oil. Just as senior administration officials have spoken openly about gaining control of Venezuela s vast oil reserves as a goal of U.S. policy, so Russia’s actions are driven by petroleum politics. The difference: the Trump administration is pursuing a policy of regime change, while the Russians are trying...

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Matteo Salvini

Italian Daily Exposes the Putin-Bannon Axis

Matteo Salvini, Italy’s interior minister, is the head of the Lega party (formerly known as the Northern League). He is part of Steve Bannon’s new ‘Movement‘ coalition of right-wing leaders hoping to take Europe by storm in elections in May. L’Espresso, a leading Italian daily, says Salvini is also the recipient of secret assistance from Russia. “Secret...