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world25 days ago•30 min saved

Abu Dhabi Talks Move Forward as Russia Demands Security Guarantees

Trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi between the US, Ukraine, and Russia produced ‘meaningful’ discussions, with Kyiv and Washington signaling progress while Moscow reiterates its war aims and rejects Western security guarantees. The US announced a deal to deliver LNG to Ukraine via the Vertical Gas Corridor to diversify energy supply away from Russia. On the battlefield, Russia intensifies battlefield air interdiction and drone campaigns across eastern and southern fronts, while Ukraine relies more on unmanned systems and continues limited advances near Slovyansk, Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka, Pokrovsk, Hulyaipole, and Zaporizhzhia. Zelensky also appointed Oleh Luhovskyi as acting head of the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service, signaling ongoing leadership changes amid the conflict.

via Institute for the Study of War|

#abu-dhabi-talks #drones #foreign-intelligence

politics1 year ago•2 min saved

"Government Surveillance: The Battle Over Expanded Powers"

Senate leaders are urging colleagues to renew the expiring warrantless surveillance law, Section 702, before it lapses on Friday, with pressure to avoid amendments that would delay the process. Despite the deadline, a national security court has granted a request allowing the program to operate for another year even if the law expires, but there could be smaller gaps in collecting some messages. Section 702 authorizes the government to collect messages of foreigners abroad from U.S. companies, but it is controversial due to the inclusion of messages of Americans in the sweep.

via The New York Times|

#foreign-intelligence #national-security #politics

politics2 years ago•4 min saved

FBI's Misuse of Surveillance Tools Exposed in Court Documents.

An April 2022 court order released by the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court reveals that the FBI repeatedly misused a surveillance tool in searching for foreign intelligence to use in cases pertaining to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and 2020 racial justice protests. The order shows thousands of violations of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows the federal government to collect communications between certain targeted foreign individuals outside the U.S. The release could create obstacles as the FBI seeks to have its warrantless surveillance program receive reauthorization from Congress before it expires at the end of the year.

via The Hill|

#fbi #foreign-intelligence #jan-6-insurrection

crime2 years ago•1 min saved

Australian Man Arrested for Espionage and Foreign Interference

Australian IT specialist Alexander Csergo has been charged with supplying sensitive information to foreign intelligence agents. Two foreign spies allegedly offered to pay him for national security information two years ago. Mr Csergo was offered money to obtain information about Australian defence, economic and national security arrangements, plus matters relating to other countries. He is only the second Australian to be charged under anti-spying laws that were put in place five years ago.

via BBC|

#anti-spying-laws #australia #crime