KGB
The GRU, Putin’s not-so-secret service
From the attempted assassination of former spy Sergei Skripal to interference in the 2016 US presidential election, the spies from Russia’s military intelligence agency the GRU…
Putin's friends in France: How the Kremlin buys influence
Cécile Vaissié, a professor of Russian and Soviet studies at Rennes 2 University, recalls the first reports in late 2014 that France's far-right National Front party, led by…
Russia's 'Cyber Security King' denies aiding spies
Accused of helping Russian spies and sabotaging his competitors, Eugene Kaspersky tells FRANCE 24 he is innocent and has "nothing to hide".
Wilfried Bolewski, Former German ambassador
As the situation in Ukraine continues to deteriorate, many in the West are wondering: what is Vladimir Putin up to? This is especially the case in Germany, a country with which…
Russia denies role in death of ex-spy Litvinenko
Russia on Friday rejected blame in the death of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, a day after a British lawyer said the Russian state was involved. The ex-spy died in 2006…
Pope attacker to tell all?
The would-be assassin of Pope John Paul the Second has been freed from prison in his native Turkey. In the lead-up to his release, Mehmet Ali Agca has pledged to clear up the…
Widow of poisoned ex-KGB agent speaks out on third anniversary of his death
As Monday marks the third anniversary of the death of former Russian KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko (pictured) from radioactive poisoning, his widow Marina used the opportunity…
