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Articles with tag "Espionage"

Mystery men

Secret Russian Military Intelligence Unit Linked to ‘Campaign to Destabilize Europe’ – NYT

Analysts have cast doubt on the unit's ability to carry out such an all-encompassing campaign, however.
controversial case

Iran Says Russian Journalist Was Detained for 'Visa Violation' Not Spying

Moscow has close economic and political ties with Tehran, and it is unusual for the latter to target Russian citizens.
Nice try, FBI

FBI Recruits D.C.-Area Russians With Russian-Language Facebook Ads

The awkwardly worded and grammatically incorrect ads call on Russian speakers to assist in counterintelligence efforts.
Manhunt

Russia Formally Declares Alleged CIA Mole Missing, Search Underway – Reports

The Interior Ministry's database reportedly showed that Oleg Smolenkov had been declared missing and was listed as someone Russia is looking for.
spy games

Russia Seeks Answers After ‘Groundless’ FBI Hacking Report

A Yahoo News report published Monday said Russian operatives allegedly breached FBI communications starting in 2010.
Actions have consequences

Officials ‘Punished’ for Letting Alleged CIA Spy Flee Russia – Interfax

“The officials’ actions were classified as irresponsible and a failure to supervise.”
espionage

Moscow Asks U.S. to Confirm Location of Ex-Official Named as Possible Spy

Russian media have said he may have been a U.S. spy exfiltrated in 2017.
alleged espionage

Espionage Probe not Aimed Against Russia, Says Bulgarian PM

Prosecutors charged the head of a Bulgarian NGO with spying for Russia to draw Bulgaria away from its Western allies and towards Moscow.
covert source

Russia Calls Suggestion That Suspected CIA Mole Unmasked Election Meddling Slander

"What is happening in terms of such interpretations is just the piling up of one lie on top of another and the multiplication of slander about us."
Spy Games

Bulgarian Official Charged With Espionage for Russia

Bulgaria, Moscow’s most loyal satellite in Soviet times, is now a member of NATO and the European Union but has close cultural ties to Russia.
Spy intrigue

U.S. Spy Evacuated From Russia Was Possibly a Senior Kremlin Official’s Aide – Kommersant

“This is serious,” an unnamed official said regarding the level of access the spy had to secret information.
International intrigue

Italy Arrests Russian Executive in U.S. Spying Case

He is accused of embezzling intellectual property and General Electric documents for a Russian aircraft engine program.
Pre-trial detention

Russian Court Extends Detention of Ex-U.S. Marine Whelan

Earlier on Friday, Whelan said that prison authorities in Moscow had physically hurt him.
Industrial Espionage

Kremlin Warns of Foreign Espionage as Scientists Criticize New Restrictions

Scientists are advised to meet their foreign colleagues only if they are accompanied and have been formally authorized to do so.
Closed trial

Russia Sentences Polish National to 14 Years for Espionage

He was charged for attempting to smuggle parts of the S-300 system to Poland.
Political revenge

Ex-U.S. Marine Held in Russia Says His Espionage Case Is Politically Motivated

Paul Whelan said earlier he was being subjected to threats and humiliation by a security service investigator.
Extended detention

Russia's FSB Wants Alleged U.S. Spy Whelan to Be Held for 3 More Months – Interfax

Paul Whelan's arrest has heightened already-tense relations between the U.S. and Russia.
Espionage case

Ex-Marine Whelan Links His Detention in Russia to U.S. Sanctions

“Sanctioned friends with locals, who look for big fish and now know their mistake,” Whelan reportedly wrote to his family.
Butina

Admitted Russian Agent Butina Sentenced to 18 Months, Deportation

"I have three degrees, but now I am a convicted felon with no job, no money," she said.
Spying charges

Russian Court Sentences Norwegian National to 14 Years for Espionage

A Russian court found Frode Berg guilty of espionage on Russian nuclear submarines.
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