The construction of Vietnam's first nuclear power plant could give Russia easy access to potential nuclear energy markets in South-East Asia (Nezavisimaya Gazeta) SOCIETY Video footage of the recent attack on Kommersant reporter Oleg Kashin has been posted on the Internet. Moscow police called it with the (Vremya “interfering investigation.” Novostei) Authorities in North Caucasus republic of Dagestan have set up a commission Russia’s that would help former militants to adapt to peaceful life. The measure is expected to curb terrorist activities in the volatile region. (Rossiiskaya Gazeta) Spy Flap Lets Tbilisi Make Russia Look Foolish 09 November 2010 By For some time now, the activities of intelligence operatives have been a source Russia’s of material for jokes rather than spy novels. Their foibles have become something of a Not to for foreign counterintelligence. The FBI only recently “What Do” textbook deported 10 failed Russian spies, and now Georgian intelligence is having a turn at uncovering Russian operatives in their midst. Georgian counterintelligence announced the arrest of 13 Russian spies, including Georgian air force pilots who were accused of providing Moscow with secret information on the flight schedules, military preparedness and weapons systems of all 10 aircraft in the Georgian air force. The Georgian Interior Ministry says the other suspected agents businessmen, four of — whom hold Russian citizenship gathered information about armed forces, — Georgia’s including the weapons it received and security measures at important installations. In a video released by Georgian intelligence, a stereotypical double agent nicknamed “Enver” vividly tells the story of how he was recruited at a meeting with senior commanders of Foreign Intelligence Service. It should be noted, however, that the job titles of Russia’s the Russian officers mentioned sound a bit strange. For example, one officer was identified as regional head of military intelligence in intelligence “the Sochi.” Ordinarily, units are based in military staff divisions, not territorial there designations. What’s more, are a number of nonstandard job titles in the Georgian statement. The political motivation behind this incident is obvious. On one hand, Georgian counterintelligence has done its utmost to discredit people with ties to Russia. There are already indications that Valery Svarchuk president of the Motherland Union of — Russian Compatriots in Georgia and the recent recipient of the Pushkin Medal awarded by the Kremlin had been scouting recruits. On the other hand, the announcement was —
The construction of Vietnam's first nuclear power plant could give Russia easy access to potential nuclear energy markets in South-East Asia (Nezavisimaya Gazeta) SOCIETY Video footage of the recent attack on Kommersant reporter Oleg Kashin has been posted on the Internet. Moscow police called it “interfering with the investigation.” (Vremya Novostei) Authorities in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan have set up a commission that would help former militants to adapt to peaceful life. The measure is expected to curb terrorist activities in the volatile region. (Rossiiskaya Gazeta) Spy Flap Lets Tbilisi Make Russia Look Foolish 09 November 2010 By For some time now, the activities of Russia’s intelligence operatives have been a source of material for jokes rather than spy novels. Their foibles have become something of a “What Not to Do” textbook for foreign counterintelligence. The FBI only recently deported 10 failed Russian spies, and now Georgian intelligence is having a turn at uncovering Russian operatives in their midst. Georgian counterintelligence announced the arrest of 13 Russian spies, including Georgian air force pilots who were accused of providing Moscow with secret information on the flight schedules, military preparedness and weapons systems of all 10 aircraft in the Georgian air force. The Georgian Interior Ministry says the other suspected agents — businessmen, four of whom hold Russian citizenship — gathered information about Georgia’s armed forces, including the weapons it received and security measures at important installations. In a video released by Georgian intelligence, a stereotypical double agent nicknamed “Enver” vividly tells the story of how he was recruited at a meeting with senior commanders of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service. It should be noted, however, that the job titles of the Russian officers mentioned sound a bit strange. For example, one officer was identified as “the regional head of military intelligence in Sochi.” Ordinarily, intelligence units are based in military staff divisions, not territorial designations. What’s more, there are a number of nonstandard job titles in the Georgian statement. The political motivation behind this incident is obvious. On one hand, Georgian counterintelligence has done its utmost to discredit people with ties to Russia. There are already indications that Valery Svarchuk — president of the Motherland Union of Russian Compatriots in Georgia and the recent recipient of the Pushkin Medal awarded by the Kremlin — had been scouting recruits. On the other hand, the announcement was
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