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Russian spy agency: Global crisis demands new tactics
Published: 19 January, 2012, 15:45
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TAGS: Military, Medvedev, Russia, SciTech, Politics
Russian military intelligence is adjusting its work methods in response to the worsening international situation, Igor Sergun, the head of GRU – the country’s largest espionage agency – has told President Dmitry Medvedev.
“Changes in the world situation have required adjustments to be made to intelligence mechanisms and their implementation,” Sergun said on Thursday, as he presented his report to the head of state.
Currently, the main focus of Russian military intelligence is on “the so-called hot spots where terrorist and extremist groups are acting, regions with crisis situations, and also the sources and possible routes of illegal proliferation of nuclear materials and the components of weapons of mass destruction,” he said.
Sergun underlined that the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) is “practically the only special service in the world” which integrates all existing types and directions of intelligence into its structure.
GRU successfully fulfills its tasks thanks to the professionalism of secret service agents “combined with the usage of the most up-to-date achievements of information, telecommunication and space technologies and innovations,” explained Sergun.
Major General Sergun added that the agency has the technical capabilities to act in almost all possible fields. “This helps to obtain important information concerning the situation in military conflict areas and regions that interest military intelligence,” he added, as cited by Itar-Tass.
The key task of GRU – Russia’s main military intelligence body – is to “uncover in a timely way any imminent attack or development of a situation that could pose a threat to the country’s security,” and warn Russia’s military leadership of such cases.
President Medvedev spoke of the need to increase the service’s operational potential, monitor the international military and political situation, forecast potential threats and suggest ways to neutralize them. He specifically pointed at the need to keep a close watch on new trends in the development of military industry.
The head of state urged Russian intelligence agents to cooperate with foreign partners in countering terrorism given its nature as a global problem.
“One of the major tasks of all Russian special services – and, naturally, of the military intelligence – is fighting international terrorism,” Medvedev stressed. “We must reveal terrorists’ weapon and finance supply chains and, pursuing a preemptive tactic, foil their plans.”
He noted that as a result of changes in the world, the Russian military intelligence service was being restructured. Overall, the GRU’s work is efficient and professional, Medvedev summed up.
During his first visit to the GRU office, the President was accompanied by Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and Chief of the General Staff Nikolay Makarov.
Makarov's deputy, Major-General Igor Sergun, was appointed the agency’s chief in December 2011.
Speaking on Thursday, Medvedev expressed the hope that under Sergun’s leadership the agency would continue working as well as it has done so far.
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Naturally so-there will not be a repeat of 1989-there wil be no dismembering of Russia...
Now the main point needs to be if reform is needed that means its new foreign policy is being looked at. For GRU to be successful as it as always been the reforms should first suit the foreign policy the organization will be pushing in coordination with the government and second be aimed at creating better deployment capability regionally with modern logistics and communication capability that shielded from double agents within the gru and foreign threats. In the light of them pursuing a regional internal policy, GRU should adopt a goodwill policy, where they get people from countries who are young and would vehemently like to serve them and Russia. Believe me their exist a vast majority of youths worldwide that would like to pursue a intelligence career because they like it from their heart and not the money, they like it because they want to dedicate their life to something bigger that self, because they want to Be part of a GREAT organization such as the GRU....This is what many of them want, but are they given the opportunity to do so by intelligence agents worldwide? No? Why do intelligence agents waste resources that would be really dedicated? All of those intelligence agencies have failed to capitalized on the future agents, the youths. In order to carry out foreign based services effectively whilst cheaply , Russia should invest in the crowd of youths worldwide who want to pursue an intelligence career. The GRU need to open up their arms and accept them, because they want to be part of it....by heart not by materialistic means.
GRU use your most dedicated secret army their is, the youths. Give us the opportunity and we shalll create success.We are your future Do my dear friends, have a lovely day. Stay safe, and protect your fatherland. You are the GRU and you are the best of the best. GLORY TO THE FATHERLAND IN YOUR DEEDS
I believe nothing I hear and only 33 percent of what I see, it is always good to have parallel flow of intelligence, that way when some comes to you with information, your will already know the extent of the veracity of the claim.