Russian intelligence
US Warns: Russian Spies Operating Under Diplomatic Cover in Mexico Despite Multiple Alerts
Dec 09, 2025 04:18 pm CST
The United States has repeatedly informed Mexico about Russian intelligence officers operating under diplomatic cover in the country, but Mexican authorities have refused to expel them. Despite multiple briefings to former President Lopez Obrador's government, Mexico has maintained a policy of neutrality toward Russia while allowing identified intelligence operatives to remain in positions that facilitate espionage activities targeting the US from its strategic southern neighbor.
UK Inquiry Concludes Putin Ordered 2018 Novichok Attack on Ex-Russian Spy Skripal
Dec 05, 2025 11:03 am CST
A UK public inquiry has determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized the 2018 Novichok nerve agent attack on former double agent Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, England. The "recklessly" executed operation led to the death of innocent civilian Dawn Sturgess and represents what investigators called a deliberate "public statement" of Russian power. Despite Moscow's denials, the report cites "overwhelming evidence of Russian state involvement" in the chemical weapons attack on British soil.
Former Russian Spy Anna Chapman Now Leads Museum of Russian Intelligence: From FBI Arrest to Kremlin Ambassador
Oct 23, 2025 01:09 pm CST
Anna Chapman, the notorious Russian spy deported from the US in 2010, has been appointed to lead the new Museum of Russian Intelligence in Moscow. Once part of a sleeper cell uncovered by the FBI's Operation Ghost Stories, Chapman has transformed from international espionage agent to Kremlin cultural ambassador, showcasing Russian intelligence history under President Putin's foreign spy agency.
UK Police Arrest Three On Suspicion Of Helping Russian Spy Services
Sep 19, 2025 03:18 am CST
British police arrested on Thursday three people suspected of assisting a foreign intelligence service, saying the investigation related to Russia, the latest allegation of spying activities on behalf of Moscow in Britain.