The Kremlin Decides to Buy a Population | 'Putin’s regime is now openly purchasing influence in neighboring countries.' Andrei Soldatov Irina Borogan buff.ly/4aTNIku

How Putin’s regime is openly purchasing influence in neighboring countries, using tactics inspired by the Soviet system of sovzagranbanki (Soviet foreign banks).
Irina Borogan and me for CEPA

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NEWS: Thanks to action so far by G7 partners, Russian metals exports have been reduced by a quarter between 2022 & 2023.

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How Putin’s regime is openly purchasing influence in neighboring countries, using tactics inspired by the Soviet system of sovzagranbanki (Soviet foreign banks).
Irina Borogan and me for CEPA

cepa.org/article/the-kr…

'Kara-Murza is maintaining a proud family tradition — raising his voice, much respected among Russian liberals — against oppression and warmongers,' Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan demonstrate. buff.ly/404jdTc

Putin no puede silenciar el movimiento del líder opositor, aunque su muerte deja un vacío difícil de llenar. Navalni era la figura más reconocible, influyente y unificadora de Rusia en décadas.

✍️ Andrei Soldatov Irina Borogan

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A Duty to Dissent — the Family Kara-Murza | 'Vladimir Kara-Murza tells the truths Russia’s rulers can’t bear to hear. As did his father, as did his grandfather.' Andrei Soldatov & Irina Borogan cepa.org/article/a-duty…

'There is a sense and a climate of conspiratorial thinking that is quite widespread in Russian society these days, and that Russia is a besieged fortress,' Andrei Soldatov explains to Nick Schifrin how Russians have responded to disinformation about the Crocus City Mall attack.

“The political reasons were put above intelligence and above people’s lives,” Irina Borogan discusses the Crocus City attacks with Daniel Ofman buff.ly/49jhnmd

In this morning’s mail.

3 standout snippets from this The Guardian scoop on Indian assassinations

1. Directly learning from Mossad, Russia,& especially Saudi Arabia (inc desire to send message)

2. Pakistan colluded in fiction of secrecy b/c many targets are known terrorists

3…
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“Russia’s intelligence services have been put on a war footing and begun operating at a level of aggressiveness at home and abroad reminiscent of the Stalin era, said Andrei Soldatov, an author and expert on Russia’s military and security services.” nytimes.com/2024/03/31/wor…

“It’s not about conventional espionage anymore,” Andrei Soldatov tells Michael Schwirtz & ✳️José Ant Bautista “It’s about operations — and these operations might include assassinations.” nytimes.com/2024/03/31/wor…

'[The FSB] is first and foremost a repressive this is why punishment is more important than protection of civilians,' Andrei Soldatov speaks to NPR about the recent Moscow Concert Hall attack.

In this piece, Andrei Soldatov analyses Russia's regime response to terrorism, focusing on its use of repression, censorship, and brutality, and the lack of trust in Putin's ability to keep Russians safe despite these measures.

Read it👇
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Putin Tells His Spies to Chase Phantom Enemies
Irina Borogan and me on Putin/FSB's shift of the narrative about the terror attack in Moscow into global Western/Ukrainian conspiracy. cepa.org/article/putin-…

🚨 New episode on general release 🚨 Putin’s ambition and global instability have birthed a new Dark Age of #espionage . Listen as Gavin Esler talks to Andrei Soldatov & Alex Finley about our new Cold War.

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Putin Tells His Spies to Chase Phantom Enemies
Irina Borogan and me on Putin/FSB's shift of the narrative about the terror attack in Moscow into global Western/Ukrainian conspiracy. cepa.org/article/putin-…

Putin Tells His Spies to Chase Phantom Enemies | 'The dead and injured from the March 22 Crocus City Hall terrorist attack are the primary victims, but Putin and his spies are running from a reckoning with reality.' Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan cepa.org/article/putin-…

Intervista con Andrei Soldatov sul fallimento dei servizi segreti russi nello scongiurare l'attentato alla Crocus City Hall nei pressi di Mosca: falle nella raccolta informazioni e mancanza di fiducia repubblica.it/esteri/2024/03…