Foreign Intelligence Service
Coverage of Foreign Intelligence Service in the Nexus archive.
- Zelenskyy appoints chief negotiator as head of foreign intelligence
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Rustem Umerov, Kyiv’s chief negotiator and former Defense Minister, as head of the Foreign Intelligence Service. Ihor Klymenko, previously minister of internal affairs, will take over as secretary of the National Security and Defense Council. The appointments are part of a broader security leadership reshuffle announced by Zelenskyy.
- Polish authorities nab suspect in broad-daylight execution of Russian artist critical of Putin
Polish authorities have arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting a Russian activist critical of President Vladimir Putin in broad daylight. Officials believe there is a likely link to a foreign intelligence service.
- If the vote you rocked, your personal info can be grokked
Research shows that limited voter rolls can be linked to identify people, and voter data could be used against individuals. A foreign intelligence service could use public voter record data and social media posts to identify family members of deployed military personnel. This poses a security risk to those individuals.