Archive for June, 2010
Posted on June 30, 2010 - by Venik
Anna Chapman: Diplomat’s daughter who partied with billionaires
Anna Chapman, at the heart of the Russian spy ring scandal, lived in a glossy social world and was a serious networker The woman at the centre of one of the most intriguing spying scandals since the cold war rubbed shoulders with some of Britain’s most highest profile businessmen at glittering evenings in London nightclubs. [...]
Posted on June 30, 2010 - by Venik
Russian spies’ families: ‘For the children it’s very scary’
Seven children belong to the four couples charged with being spies for Russian intelligence services Katie Murphy, 11, said goodbye to her parents to go to a a friend’s birthday party and sleepover. When she got home next morning, her mother and father had been arrested and FBI agents were turning her bedroom upside down. [...]
Posted on June 30, 2010 - by Venik
Russian spy ring: Hunt for Canadian who skipped bail in Cyprus
Police issue arrest warrant after Christopher Metsos, alleged spy ring paymaster, failed to report to a police station An international hunt is under way after Christopher Metsos, the alleged paymaster of the deep cover Russian spy ring, skipped bail in Cyprus. The Cypriot police issued an arrest warrant when Metsos failed to report to a [...]
Posted on June 30, 2010 - by Venik
Russian spy ring suspect jumps bail in Cyprus
Christopher Metsos, the 11th member of an alleged Russian spy ring, fails to answer bail in Larnaka The Russian espionage drama intensfied tonight as the alleged paymaster in the “deep cover” spy ring failed to answer bail in Cyprus. An arrest warrant was issued for Christopher Metsos, the 11th suspected member of the operation, after [...]
Posted on June 30, 2010 - by Venik
Russian spy ring: The lure of the SVR
The glamour and romance that attracts the next generation of Russia’s spies They are smart, attractive, and certainly fascinating. And they may even have been inspired to join Russia’s secret service by a certain ex-spy called Vladimir Putin. For Anna Chapman, Mikhail Semenko and the nine other Russian “illegals” dramatically accused this week, working for [...]
Posted on June 30, 2010 - by Venik
Anna Chapman: Barclays reveals alleged spy was London employee
Alleged member of Russian spy ring worked for bank’s small business division and private plane hire firm The British connections of the alleged Russian spy, Anna Chapman, strengthened today when Barclays Bank confirmed that she had worked in its London office before moving to the United States. Barclays had earlier denied knowledge of Chapman, who [...]
Posted on June 30, 2010 - by Venik
Video: ‘We are beyond the cold war’
Washington and Moscow both claim relations will not be derailed by ‘spy’ arrests Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
Posted on June 30, 2010 - by Venik
Anna Chapman, the Russian spy loved by the media
The papers have fallen over themselves to label her a real-life ‘Bond girl’, but the Daily Beast suggests a more humdrum reality Eleven alleged Russian spies have been arrested, but just one of them gets all the attention – the pretty one. Anna Chapman has become the face of the story. Photographs of her appear [...]
Posted on June 30, 2010 - by Venik
Anna Chapman’s cover story unravels
British firms deny knowledge of alleged Russian spy working for them, apart from one employer, which challenges CV details The cover story of one of the alleged Russian spies arrested in the United States is beginning to unravel today. British firms where Anna Chapman claimed to have worked denied any knowledge of her, or said [...]
Posted on June 30, 2010 - by Venik
Homophobia on the EU’s doorstep | Nikolai Alekseev
Oppressed citizens in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus long for the political support given to their eastern EU counterparts Here in Europe, homophobia is alive and kicking – and kicking very hard. It’s happening right on the doorstep of the EU. On the other side of the EU’s border, anti-gay repression is as strong as ever, [...]
Posted on June 29, 2010 - by Venik
Steve Bell on the allegations against Russian spies
Kremlin investigating arrest of 10 people alleged to be part of ‘deep cover’ network in suburban America Steve Bell Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on [...]
Posted on June 29, 2010 - by Venik
Anna Chapman: UK links to Russian spy suspect
Woman arrested in Russian spy row worked in Britain, employer confirms Anna Chapman, a woman at the centre of a transatlantic probe into spy allegations, previously worked in the UK, her former employer confirms. Chapman was one of 11 people arrested in the US by the FBI, accused of serving as secret agents of Russia’s [...]
Posted on June 29, 2010 - by Venik
Russian espionage: Spies like us | Editorial
The atmosphere has warmed and it is in neither Obama’s nor Medvedev’s interests for it to freeze up again Three days after sharing a cheeseburger with Barack Obama, and an iPhone 4 with Steve Jobs (an hour before the model went on sale in US stores), it is back to business as usual for Dmitry [...]
Posted on June 29, 2010 - by Venik
Russian spy ring claim: indictment reveals the truth behind the cliches
FBI document shows old tricks – such as envelope exchanges, codenames and bag swaps – are still the best Writers hoping the recent “spy ring” arrests would provide a few fresh ideas for their next book will be somewhat disappointed. The tactics employed by the 11 alleged Russian agents to infiltrate United States policy-making circles [...]
