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May 31, 2021 · The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism ...
Putin's chief national security adviser, Nikolai Patrushev, who believed that the West has been in an undeclared war with Russia for years, was a leading figure behind Russia's updated national security strategy, published in May 2021. It stated that Russia may use "forceful methods" to "thwart or avert unfriendly actions that threaten the ...
Russo-Ukrainian War. Alexander Vasilyevich Bortnikov ( Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Бо́ртников; born 15 November 1951) is a Russian intelligence officer who has served as the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) since 2008. He is one of the most powerful members of the silovik faction of president ...
Nikolai Platonovitš Patrušev ( vene keeles Николай Платонович Патрушев; sündinud 11. juulil 1951 Leningradis) on Venemaa julgeolekutegelane ( armeekindral ), alates 14. märtsist 2024 Venemaa presidendi abi. Aastatel 2008 kuni 12. mai 2024 oli ta Venemaa sisejulgeoleku koordinatsiooniorganisatsiooni Venemaa ...
Nov 2, 2021 · Published 2:44 PM PDT, November 2, 2021. MOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian security official met the visiting chief of the Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday, a rare encounter amid tensions between Moscow and Washington. Nikolai Patrushev, the powerful secretary of the Kremlin’s Security Council, met CIA Director William Burns in Moscow to ...
On 22 December 2023, The Wall Street Journal cited sources within the Western and Russian intelligence agencies as saying that the Wagner Group plane crash was orchestrated by Putin's right-hand man Nikolai Patrushev. The paper alleged that Patrushev presented to Putin a plan to assassinate Prigozhin in August 2023, which led to intelligence ...
Mar 10, 2022 · He agreed with the speaker, Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council, Russia’s top national security body, who has never been more than a heartbeat away since Putin moved into the Kremlin more than two decades ago. Patrushev was born in June 1951, just a few months before Putin, and came from a military family.
