Anna Nemtsova, and Kimberly Zenz, Daily Beast: Russia’s Military Spies Are a Laughing Stock, But They’re Dangerous as Hell
Every failure is another degree of pressure to deliver a win, pressure exacerbated by high levels of infighting among Russia’s security services.
MOSCOW—A curious game of spy versus spy has gone public in Russia over the last week. According to the official news agency of the Russian Federation, Rosbalt, agents of the Federal Security Service (the FSB) have staged raids on more than 60 state officials and private investigators to try to stanch the flow of leaks revealing the incompetence of Russia’s main military intelligence agency, the GRU (full name: Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation).
That won’t be an easy job.
The GRU has gained a reputation
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WNU Editor: They are making many mistakes .... but they also have abilities to cause great harm. Never underestimate what Russian intelligence is capable of.
