British intelligence archives: Navalny is a MI6 & CIA agent

Translated by Ollie Richardson for Fort Russ

10th April, 2016

Antimaidan

The former head of Boris Berezovsky's security service spoke about the relationship between famous blogger Alexey Navalny and the British MI6 intelligence service. He succeeded in exporting about 60 servers containing a huge amount of correspondence and documents.

"23rd December, 2007 - to the head of the Secret Intelligence Service A. Belt.

Report of agent Solomon about ending Navalny's verification and the assignment of the pseudonym "freedom".

Had a conversation over an encrypted communication channel between the employee and the CRS (SIS) and agent Solomon. The agent got approval for a confidential cooperation with Alexei Navalny. It was mentioned that it is necessary for Navalny to arrange financial support to carry out the tasks within the framework of special operation “Shiver” to undermine the existing constitutional order in the Russian Federation. Navalny has a nickname of "freedom", reads one of the documents.

Agent Solomon is the notorious William Browder, head of Hermitage Capital, inspirer of the Magnitsky act, and a person who made a fortune in Russia in the 90's.

Operation "Shiver" had already been developed at Langley in 1986. The documents were signed by then-CIA Director William Casey. The main goal of the project was to "change the constitutional and political system in Eastern Europe and the USSR".

Tasks are described in as much detail as possible: to change the political and constitutional state system, to acquire control over financial flows, and to extract assets from emerging economies.

The USSR has not existed for a quarter of a century, however, the project "Shiver" is still relevant.

"Browder spreads lies, and all his company is based solely on lies. Navalny is his student and successor of his ideas. They partly work together, working in parallel. They absolutely face the same direction," said Pavel Karpov, a former investigator of the Moscow Criminal Investigations Department. He is one of those who has stirred Browder's "snake nest" and opened schemes of tax evasion and illegal purchase of shares in Russia under the leadership of Hermitage Capital.

Here is an example of correspondence between Navalny and Browder in 2006:

"Let me very frankly formulate what I want to offer. I will teach you to grab the monsters of the Russian economy by the balls. Soon you will become a hero of the minority shareholders and can have their reputational capital. Probably, and political. In return I ask you to support me when my problems come out. Am I clear?" asks Browder to Navalny. "Your information in exchange for the loyalty of my potential. However, I'm afraid you banked on the wrong figure. I could have problems even in my party. There I seem to be a nationalist," — says Navalny.

Then, under the leadership of Browder, and with his financial support, the still unknown blogger opened the cycle of revelations. At the same time the scene appears banker Vladimir Ashurkov. He dealt with money matters for "revelatory activities".

"Agent "freedom" was acquainted with the first phase of the secret denunciation of the conviction of corruption and embezzlement of Russian state assets. To implement the first phase of the plan, agent "freedom" was funded to the amount of 100 million rubles. The first part of funds, 7 million rubles, will be transferred to our authorised representative of the Moscow Helsinki Group until January 26th. Agent A. Belt".

The activities of the Hermitage Capital in Moscow has been completely phased out as auditor Sergey Magnitsky was appointed to clean up any traces that remained.

"People say that he was Browder's lawyer. This is an outright lie! He was an accountant, who was engaged in tax evasion for Browder, i.e. registered companies through which money was withdrawn from. As I was told by Magnitsky  himself, these millions were withdrawn by his own chief, who, as I learned later, was Mr. Browder," recalls journalist Oleg Lurie.

When Magnitsky was arrested, Navalny wrote to Browder, "William, sincerely sorry. People get used to like those who suffer in our country  I'm not saying that the suffering of Sergei is your trump card, but the more these journalists and people will learn about this suffering, the less they will want to know what is happening".

Browder's goal was to create the maximum noise possible with information, however the situation abroad with the "legal auditor" responded little.

"20th September 2009. To the Director of Central Intelligence. 

A conversation between agent Solomon and an employee of MI6. 

Further growth of public resonance will be gone unless we make adjustments to the plans of our ongoing special events. In his message to the agent, based on information available for it, he noted the deteriorating health of Magnitsky. It was proposed to the agent, through authorized persons in the penitentiary system of Russia, to organize a disruption of medical assistance to Magnitsky. The deterioration of his health will be designated as a medical error that could lead to his death. Please pay special attention to this information", — stated the documents.

Magnitsky was literally sacrificed. In November 2009, he died in the hospital of the "Matrosskaya Tishina" detention facility, and Browder announced that the prisoner was tortured, he was also refused medical care. And then there was the "Magnitsky list".

Here is what is said in the secret documents about it:

 "January 23, 2010. Sash reports on a meeting with the agent "freedom", during which he gave the agent $300,000 for the upcoming program to support the "Magnitsky list" on social networks. The report of the agent Sash also said that the project is linked with the death of Sergei Magnitsky, and already in the early stages it greatly undermined the credibility of Russian citizens in the Russian judicial and law enforcement system. This leads to growing chaos in the Russian judicial and law enforcement system, a reduction of its credibility, and a reduction in the credibility of Vladimir Putin. Agent A. Belt".

All this time, Browder warned Navalny against political activity.

"We have our own tasks. Bill asks you to be careful. Urge you not to interfere in the electoral process — it is not your task. Monitoring, reporting — Yes. Protests — no," — said in his message.

Apparently, the situation has since changed.

It is noteworthy that the Skype accounts of Browder and Navalny, where they started talking in 2006, are still operational. But we failed to contact subscribers.

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Plans of Networks and Political Agents in the Subjects of the Federation

Translated by Ollie Richardson for Fort Russ

6th April, 2016

Newsfront

The military situation in Syria continues to have a direct impact on collective political planning of the West against Russia. After the withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria, it became apparent that the calculations of Western strategists to sink Russia into the Syrian "swamp" (the words of Obama) were not met. In late February, Russian diplomats had achieved victory in the negotiations with our American colleagues, agreeing on a truce in Syria. However, we must not forget that the ceasefire was only possible thanks to the military successes of the Russian space forces and the threat to block the Syrian-Turkish border.

In this case, there is no apparent reason to believe the truce is durable. In both the US and the Middle East, the "war party" is stronger than the "party of peace". Chances are that the incipient peace process will be torpedoed, and the search for options to intensify Russia's problems will continue.

In this case, it is useful to predict the next steps from the US:

• Continued attempts to worsen the situation in Syria and the Middle East region; 

• "Unfreezing" of conflicts at the most painful points in Ukraine: Odessa, Zaporozhye, Kharkov, etc; 

• Increase risks of armed provocations against Donbass and Crimea;

• The loosening of the situation in other strategic areas: Belarus (accumulates in the background), Transnistria — Moldavia, Abkhazia, Karabakh, Central Asia.

But the opponents will try to create a focal point of tension in Russia. In the fall of 2015, destructive political forces prepared the script for the anti-war "Platform" to mobilize anti-war protests in the capital and across the country. They expected that there would be an escalation of anti-war sentiment in Russian society. "Platform" aimed to unite the different protest factions: the liberals, the "creative class" (the former White Ribbons), nationalists, radical left, etc. The mass protests "against the war" were intended to be used to tighten external pressure on the leadership of the country and the compulsion to "surrender".

However, the non-systemic opposition refused the strategy of the "anti-war platform". And there are a couple of reasons for this:

• The destructor was wrong in its military forecasts. The success of the Russian Airforce in Syria, and then a significant withdrawal of troops made the "anti-war platform" untenable. Now, you can't say anything about the "military defeats of Russia", nor that "Russia is bogged down in the Syrian swamp";

• Wrong assessment of public sentiments in Russia. An absolute and stable majority of citizens supported the Russia's mission in Syria. To the surprise of "Anti system representatives", Russian society was ready for war. This is evidenced not only by opinion polls. Despite the efforts made to discredit Russia's actions in Syria, the opponents failed to organize any visible anti-war protests.

However, destructors found a new factor for fanning the protests, far more dangerous than anti-war sentiment. This factor is the socio-political situation in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the maturation of the conditions for "local instabilities".

The logic of the destructor is as follows: "In the beginning of 2016, the economic crisis has affected wide layers of the population. There is a projected fall in the living standards of Russian citizens. In some regions the economic crisis could become social and political crisis". Therefore, the strategic intent is to transform the economic crisis into a political protest. The main work to destabilize the situation will be rolled out in vulnerable regions. Subsequently, local protests will escalate into a nationwide wave of discontent to destabilize the situation in the country.

The strategy of destabilization consists of several components:

• A concentration of information warfare attacks directly at the President of Russia;

• Aim to discredit the representatives of that part of the political elite that openly support the Patriotic course;

• Hidden preparatory work in vulnerable regions. The organization of activist groups. Finding the "weak links" in the regional elites. The creation of a "reference cell" for the concentration of resources. Work in the regions will be carried out under the cover of the parliamentary election campaign of 2016. The election campaign should "legalize" the field training, to provide "safe access" to the population and the political elites of the regions.

• The "White Ribbon" movement of 2011-2012 was concentrated in the capital, now the offensive is expected to begin from the regions. If the "White Ribbons" first put forward "democratic demands", now in the first place there would be social requirements. One example of such a "social rebellion" — the so-called "Electromaydan" in Armenia. In light of the economic crisis, the representatives of the destructive political forces will strongly undermine the local elite. Infiltration of the leadership of the Russian regions hostile to the state of elements occured in the 90's. From time to time they "sit low". However, the worsening socio-political situation will be followed by large-scale acts of sabotage. If the White Ribbon rebellion relied on the so-called "urban creative class", now the enemy relies on local criminal clans, fused (in some regions) with local authorities. The organizers of the "social uprisings" can be criminalized by the representatives of local elites. Blackmailing governors and mayors from the "criminal" column is not excluded. The essence of the possible "color" of the script — "criminal revolution" on the wave of social revolts.

• In vulnerable areas will develop a network of so-called "social correspondents". Any incident or protest will be posted on the Internet and for the Western media to replicate. Thus, the "international community" will try to create the impression that a wave of mass protests swept the country that authorities are trying to "brutally suppress".

• Unfold a fierce campaign to discredit the security forces. Use provocations, disinformation, and all sorts of destructive political and information technologies against the defenders of law and order.

• Will be used to "dislike" the province to Moscow. Such approaches have long been characteristic of some regions and sometimes carefully heated by the local authorities. Weak local leaders tend to "translate" the responsibilities for the burdens of the crisis on the ground in Moscow. This anti-Moscow propaganda, as a rule, behind closed doors, through the informal influence of local elites. Regions vulnerable to a coup have accumulated the "distrust of Moscow". 

• This time the moment to destabilize the situation will be tied not to the election date (as in the classic scenarios of "color revolutions"), but will be timed with "the peak of the economic crisis". The trigger script will be a moment that the opponents will presented as "economic collapse". At the peak of the crisis, the opponents (from the "named regions" together with the "democratic public") nominated to the Federal authorities an ultimatum: either reform or immediate early elections.

Here's is what a package of such "reforms" would look like:

• Foreign policy reform. The normalization of relations with the West. The lifting of sanctions due to the delivery of "objectives" on all geopolitical conquests, up until the delivery of Crimea and Sevastopol.

• Judicial reform (with an actual professional lustration of the judiciary).

• Reform of local government. Solid elections at all levels. A maximum budget of money to leave on the lower levels. To minimize the financing of Federal spending.

• Support for small and medium businesses. Demagogy will be used to discredit large-scale industry and the military industrial complex. In fact, it will start the de-industrialization of the country; the "collapse of industry" like the example of Ukraine.

• Budgetary reform. The curtailing of military spending under the pretext of financing of education and health. Financial exsanguination of the Federal centre under the pretext of "decentralization" of the budget system.

• Decentralization of the police. The establishment of the municipal police. The transmission of power "downwards". The center remains only "serious crimes". Responsibilities of law enforcement are transferred to the municipal level. Under the guise of "decentralization", the law enforcement system of the country will be disorganized and paralyzed. In some regions the so-called "municipal police" will quickly fall under the control of local crime. The rampant crime and extremism across the country as a result of this "reform" is inevitable.

• Media reform. "The return of a diversity of views." Glasnost 2.0. Under the pretext of "banning hate speech" is a de facto ban on public Patriotic position. The result of the so-called "media reform" will be a rabid Russophobe campaign like the example of Ukraine.

• Public administration reform. A critical decrease of the power resources of the Federal center. Disruption of the control system in the country. Solid HR cleaning with the elimination of managers with Patriotic views and beliefs. "Persecution of witches". Administrative and criminal prosecution of those who show disloyalty to the "reform package".

• Privatization. Strategic state assets will accrue to international corporations. Privatization in the circumstances of the breakdown of governance will finally fix the colonial status of the country.

Such a "reform package" is a thoughtful and coherent plan for dismantling the state. In addition to the "reform package" has another instrument on which the opponent relies is "immediate federalization". The principle of "immediate federalization" has long and successfully captured the mindset of "protest public". Although non-systemic opposition constantly explains this term as the "peaceful revolution", actually the start of the process of federalization is the inevitable scenario of disintegration of Russia and civil war.

What to do?

• Proactive need to compile a list of vulnerable regions, where there is a probability of provoking social unrest.

• It is advisable to perform stress testing of regional elites on the subject of how they behave during the acute phase of the crisis. Special attention should be paid to those figures from local authorities, who tried to "get away" from public support of the Federal government in the Crimea, Donbass, and Syria.

• Special attention should be paid to regional public organizations that are created by the governors and funded by local businessmen. What is their real work? In whose interests do they work for? Are there elements of separatism? Is there a connection with the structures of opponents ("Open Russia", "Parnassus", etc.)? What are the links with local criminals?

• Carefully see how vulnerable regions are to the May decrees of the President of Russia in 2012. Somewhere there is an objective problem, where elements of sabotage are possible. Now certain forces are spreading the belief that the economic crisis made the May decrees "obsolete" and "harmful". In fact, it's quite the contrary. The May decrees are more relevant than ever before because they are able to prevent a developing social crisis in the regions. Each step of the May decrees works to keep social stability. The ratio of the May decrees is the test of the status of local elites.

• This time political opponents will go in close union with the local criminals. "Fluffy" White Ribbon festivals will be no more. They are able to use tough actions, including the use of weapons. Enforces will have to play a key role in blocking scenarios that are destructive for the country; appropriate ideological work and social protection of law enforcement officers. All employees must understand that they are in the front line of defending the homeland.

• Inside local elites need to identify a core group of Patriotic people, who they can directly rely on in case of acute situations. At the slightest manifestations of separatism, sabotage, and a "loss of control", decisive and tough intervention of the Federal centre based on local Patriotic personnel should be organized.

• It is necessary to develop a network of Patriotic organizations that are rooted in the regions. Existing party organizations, unfortunately, are very often not capable of living in the population. Supporters of party organizations will not be able to keep reigns on the streets and squares, and will need to be able to resist the provocation of the enemy. A regional network of various Patriotic organizations under a variety of brands is needed, managed directly from the Center and the ability to interact effectively with power structures.

The basis of the 2016 agenda will be the economy. Unfortunately, officials responsible for financial and economic development of the country are looking perplexed. Their inaction constantly reinforces in the citizens of Russia the idea that the state has no strategy that will allow us to overcome this crisis. The government constantly talks about oil prices and sanctions, but stubbornly refuses to see the internal factors for the development of the country. They do not show the strong-willed ability to set goals.

In the fall of 2016, after parliamentary elections it is advisable to offer society a new economic course that will give people hope and will beat the "economic initiative" from the hands of liberal opponents of the Russian statehood. The insecurity of the economic agenda is one of the main challenges to national security.

This article was prepared on the basis of the operational monitoring center "Berkut". The author is Director of the Institute for strategic studies and forecaster of the Peoples Friendship University of Russia, doctor of political science.

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Russia's Five Fronts

November 30th, 2015

Katehon

In the near future, the Kremlin will be forced to focus on five areas of conflict, which are evident from the explicit and indirect threats to the Russian state.

Turkey as a new element of instability

Increased activity from Turkey, with the support of the US and the EU, could put Russia in a difficult position. Northern Syria may be subject to attacks not only from militants but also from Turkish government forces. Previously, Ankara announced its intention to support the Syrian Turkmen who live in that area. After the incident with the downed Russian jet, Turkey may behave more aggressively. As a member of NATO, it has received support from the EU. Enticed with the promise of membership in the future, in exchange for the containment of immigrants, Erdogan will have more latitude. The conflict with Russia is also beneficial to Erdogan, as it diverts attention away from internal problems and scandals.

Ukraine

The escalation of the conflict in Syria can be used by Ukraine to intensify military operations in the Donbass. The situation in the Donetsk and Lugansk Republics has been quite tense as of late. We can not exclude the coordination of action on two fronts at the same time, through Washington. Since the Minsk Agreement cease-fire, any response from Lugansk and Donetsk Republics, and Russia's support, will be used by the west to favor Kiev.

Fifth column

Russia's previous actions to block internal agents of the West were quite successful. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was adjudicated and a number of western accounts and revenue streams in Russia have been closed. The Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation recognized that the foreign "Open Society" and "Support" foundations are not desirable on Russian territory any longer. Nevertheless, events show that the West is using every opportunity to escalate social conflict in the country. So, the discontent truck drivers who disagree with the new tax, have already led into a coalition of disgruntled drivers with the political opposition that is artificially fueled by the western media.

The sixth column

The actions of officials and decision-makers may also adversely affect the consolidation of efforts of the Russian leadership. Liberals in the government, and advisers, can offer various forms of "exchange" with the West, which provides - one way or another - for the change of Russia's position. For example, the rejection of Russia's interests in Ukraine and Donbass in exchange for recognition of Moscow's role in the fight against ISIS. Or, for example, the promise of lifting sanctions under certain conditions from Washington. Obviously, any demands from the West will lead to the further weakening of the role of Russia in the international stage, and reduce the prestige and power of the country. Therefore, the activities of the emissaries of the West, embodied in the sixth column, will meet resistance from the block of military and security agencies (the "siloviki") around Vladimir Putin.

The threat of homegrown terrorism

At the same time, cells of the terrorist underground in the North Caucasus, the Volga region, and major cities of Russia may be activated. Although attempts to carry out attacks occur regularly, and in most cases are stopped by Russian law enforcement agencies, under more difficult conditions when resources are dispersed and attention is given to other issues, there is a risk that some attacks may take place.

It is obvious that the West is seeking to synchronize all these attacks on Russia for maximum effect.