Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted more Russians to take the risky step of getting in touch with the intelligence agency,officials said.
In an unprecedented information-sharing operation,US spy agencies divulged the co-ordinates of Russian forces and aircraft to Ukrainian troops,allowing them to pre-empt attacks.
In contrast to the Kremlin’s famed use of trolls and bots to sow doubts among democracies,the US’s strategy of sharing factual information has built trust between the US,allied countries and war-hit Ukraine.
The US dropped plans to try him after a Bush administration legal official concluded he had been tortured to a point he couldn’t stand trial.
Western analysts anticipate that the Russian military will reverse its early losses,setting the stage for a long,bloody insurgency.
The Baghouz strike was one of the largest civilian casualty incidents of the war against the Islamic State,but it has never been publicly acknowledged by the US military.
Nikolai Patrushev,a longtime close associate of Putin’s,is considered one of Russia’s most influential officials.
Julian Hill says the US government must answer a “credible allegation” that its spy agency planned to kidnap or even kill Julian Assange while he evaded possible charges in Ecuador’s embassy in London.
Officials said the reasons for the failed missions included poor tradecraft;being too trusting of sources;underestimating foreign intelligence agencies,
Eight former US officials offered details about the potential plot to assassinate the WikiLeaks founder,journalists say.
More than 25 of Australia’s senior public officials were paid more than $1 million last year,with many earning much more than their international counterparts.