2 April: The United States Department of Defence has signed a new intelligence co-operation agreement with Lithuania through to 2024. This is part of bolstering the US presence in the Baltic States which are seen as a key target for a Russian “velvet takeover” i.e. by increasingly destabilising the countries …
A BBC investigation has raised concerns that Russian intelligence services attempted to interfere in the 2018 elections in Madagascar. If this is true then it would fit Russia’s current strategy of undermining elections in democratic countries as a way of creating influence. In some countries this attack is electronic. Madagascar …
Following our news item about Paul Whelan (http://spyingtoday.com/2019/03/25/amateur-hour/) it might be worth considering the case of Frode Berg. Berg has not received as much attention in Western media, but his case is consistent with similar recent cases. Berg, 63, is a retired Norwegian Customs officer from Kirkenes in the far …
14 March: a Russian court has authorised the continued detention of Paul Whelan, 48, a former US Marine, who was arrested in Moscow on espionage charges on 28 December 2018. His detention will be reviewed again in May unless he is brought to trial before that date. After serving in …
The United States has threatened the German intelligence services with a reduction in intelligence sharing if the German government does not fall into line with America’s proposed ban on Huawei technology in 5G networks. To try to counter this, the German government has sent senior economic adviser, Lars-Hendrick Roeller, to …