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On 6 October 2014, he signed an Agreement on the mutual protection of classified information with [[Goran Matić]], the Director of the Office of the National Security Council and the Protection of Secret Information of [[Serbia]].<ref>[http://ruserbia.com/politics/2586-soglasheniya-podpisannye-v-khode-vizita-putina-v-belgrad Соглашения, подписанные в ходе визита Путина в Белград] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416134214/http://ruserbia.com/politics/2586-soglasheniya-podpisannye-v-khode-vizita-putina-v-belgrad |date=2015-04-16 }}</ref> |
On 6 October 2014, he signed an Agreement on the mutual protection of classified information with [[Goran Matić]], the Director of the Office of the National Security Council and the Protection of Secret Information of [[Serbia]].<ref>[http://ruserbia.com/politics/2586-soglasheniya-podpisannye-v-khode-vizita-putina-v-belgrad Соглашения, подписанные в ходе визита Путина в Белград] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416134214/http://ruserbia.com/politics/2586-soglasheniya-podpisannye-v-khode-vizita-putina-v-belgrad |date=2015-04-16 }}</ref> |
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On 11 March 2022, investigative journalist [[Andrei Soldatov]] reported Beseda was under house arrest, due to [[Vladimir Putin|Putin]]'s discontent with intelligence failures regarding the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ball|first1=Tom|last2=Brown|first2=Larisa|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kremlin-arrests-fsb-chiefs-in-fallout-from-ukraine-invasion-chaos-92w0829c5|title=Kremlin arrests FSB chiefs in fallout from Ukraine chaos|work=The Times|date=12 March 2022|access-date=12 March 2022|url-access=subscription |quote=A Russian spy chief is said to have been placed under house arrest in a sign that President Putin is seeking to blame the security services for the stalled invasion of Ukraine.}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web| last= Zakir-Hussain| first= Maryam| title= 'Putin's spy chief and his deputy under house arrest' | url= https://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/putins-spy-chief-and-his-deputy-under-house-arrest-41440456.html| date= 13 March 2022| work= [[Irish Independent]]| accessdate= 13 March 2022 }}</ref> As of March 18, the Russian embassy has not responded to a request for comment on the report, but a U.S. official interviewed by ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' described the arrest report as "credible."<ref name="wsj0319">{{cite news |title=Reported Detention of Russian Spy Boss Shows Tension Over Stalled Ukraine Invasion, U.S. Officials Say |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/reported-detention-of-russian-spy-boss-shows-tension-over-stalled-ukraine-invasion-u-s-officials-say-11647687601 |access-date=March 19, 2022 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=March 19, 2022 |quote=A U.S. official described as credible reports that the commander of the FSB intelligence agency’s unit responsible for Ukraine had been placed under house arrest. The official, in an interview, also said bickering had broken out between the FSB and the Russian Ministry of Defense, two of the principal government units responsible for the preparation of the Feb. 24 invasion.}}</ref> On April |
On 11 March 2022, investigative journalist [[Andrei Soldatov]] reported Beseda was under house arrest, due to [[Vladimir Putin|Putin]]'s discontent with intelligence failures regarding the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ball|first1=Tom|last2=Brown|first2=Larisa|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kremlin-arrests-fsb-chiefs-in-fallout-from-ukraine-invasion-chaos-92w0829c5|title=Kremlin arrests FSB chiefs in fallout from Ukraine chaos|work=The Times|date=12 March 2022|access-date=12 March 2022|url-access=subscription |quote=A Russian spy chief is said to have been placed under house arrest in a sign that President Putin is seeking to blame the security services for the stalled invasion of Ukraine.}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web| last= Zakir-Hussain| first= Maryam| title= 'Putin's spy chief and his deputy under house arrest' | url= https://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/putins-spy-chief-and-his-deputy-under-house-arrest-41440456.html| date= 13 March 2022| work= [[Irish Independent]]| accessdate= 13 March 2022 }}</ref> As of March 18, the Russian embassy has not responded to a request for comment on the report, but a U.S. official interviewed by ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' described the arrest report as "credible."<ref name="wsj0319">{{cite news |title=Reported Detention of Russian Spy Boss Shows Tension Over Stalled Ukraine Invasion, U.S. Officials Say |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/reported-detention-of-russian-spy-boss-shows-tension-over-stalled-ukraine-invasion-u-s-officials-say-11647687601 |access-date=March 19, 2022 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=March 19, 2022 |quote=A U.S. official described as credible reports that the commander of the FSB intelligence agency’s unit responsible for Ukraine had been placed under house arrest. The official, in an interview, also said bickering had broken out between the FSB and the Russian Ministry of Defense, two of the principal government units responsible for the preparation of the Feb. 24 invasion.}}</ref> On April 11th the [[The Times|Times of London]] reported that Beseda had been transferred to Lefortovo prison, scene of mass executions during Stalin's [[Great Purge|purges]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Tom |date=2022-04-08 |title=A senior Russian official was sent to a notorious Moscow jail in retribution for poor Ukraine intel, expert says |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-fsbs-beseda-in-prison-after-ukraine-intel-failings-soldatov-2022-4 |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ball |first=Tom |title=Putin ‘purges’ 150 FSB agents in response to Russia’s botched war with Ukraine |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/putin-purges-150-fsb-agents-in-response-to-russias-botched-war-with-ukraine-lf9k6tn6g |access-date=2022-04-11 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
Revision as of 18:30, 11 April 2022
Sergey Beseda | |
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Сергей Беседа | |
Head of the 5th Service of the FSB - Service of Operational Information and International Relations | |
Assumed office 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sergey Orestovich Beseda 1 January 1954 Soviet Union |
Nationality | Russian |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | Federal Security Service |
Rank | Colonel General |
Sergey Orestovich Beseda (Russian: Сергей Орестович Беседа; born on 1 January 1954), is a Russian politician and government agent who is the head of the 5th Service (Service of Operational Information and International Relations) of the Federal Security Service, since 2009, and is a Colonel General. In March 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it has been claimed by international media that Beseda is held under house arrest, supposedly as a consequence of giving Putin wrong intelligence on Ukraine's resistance to the invasion. [1] On April 8, it was reported that he was transferred to Lefortovo Prison.[2] There is currently no official confirmation by the Russian authorities of any of these events.
Biography
Sergey Beseda was born on 1 January 1954.[3]
In 2003, he was the Deputy Head of Department - Head of the Directorate for Coordination of Operational Information of the Department of Analysis, Forecast and Strategic Planning of the Federal Security Service.
In 2004, he became the Deputy Head of Service - Head of the Operational Information Department of the Forecast Analysis and Strategic Planning Service of the Federal Security Service.
Since 2009, Beseda has been the Head of the Operational Information and International Relations Service of the Federal Security Service, (5th Service).[4]
On 4 March 2010, as a result of the transformation of the Interdepartmental Commission on Russia's participation in the G8 into the Interdepartmental Commission on Russia's participation in the G8 and G20, he was included in the commission as a representative of the Federal Security Service.[5]
On 20 and 21 February 2014, Beseda was in Kyiv with the task, in contact with the SBU, to determine the required level of physical protection of the Russian Embassy in Ukraine and other Russian institutions in Kyiv.[6] He was asked for a meeting with Viktor Yanukovych on this topic, but was not accepted.[7]
On 4 April 2014, in order to establish the truth within the framework of the pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings about the numerous killings of Ukrainian citizens committed during mass events in Kyiv on 18 to 22 February, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine asked Russia to clarify the circumstances of Beseda's stay in Ukraine.[8]
On 26 July 2014, Beseda was included in the list of personal sanctions of the European Union.[9]
On 6 October 2014, he signed an Agreement on the mutual protection of classified information with Goran Matić, the Director of the Office of the National Security Council and the Protection of Secret Information of Serbia.[10]
On 11 March 2022, investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov reported Beseda was under house arrest, due to Putin's discontent with intelligence failures regarding the invasion of Ukraine.[11][1] As of March 18, the Russian embassy has not responded to a request for comment on the report, but a U.S. official interviewed by The Wall Street Journal described the arrest report as "credible."[12] On April 11th the Times of London reported that Beseda had been transferred to Lefortovo prison, scene of mass executions during Stalin's purges.[13][14]
Family
He has two sons, Anton and Aleksey.[15]
References
- ^ a b Zakir-Hussain, Maryam (13 March 2022). "'Putin's spy chief and his deputy under house arrest'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Список сотрудников ФСБ прибывших в Киев". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ Служба оперативной информации и международных связей (Пятая служба) Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Межведомственная комиссия по участию России в «Группе восьми» и «Группе двадцати»[dead link]
- ^ ФСБ РФ: ответственный сотрудник ведомства находился в Киеве 20 — 21 февраля
- ^ В ФСБ пояснили, что их генерал в Киеве в феврале «определял уровень защиты посольства РФ»
- ^ Украина хочет допросить генерала ФСБ, находившегося в Украине 20-21 февраля
- ^ Теперь, с учетом пополнения, в санкционных списках ЕС фигурируют в общей сложности 87 физических лиц и 20 юридических лиц
- ^ Соглашения, подписанные в ходе визита Путина в Белград Archived 2015-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ball, Tom; Brown, Larisa (12 March 2022). "Kremlin arrests FSB chiefs in fallout from Ukraine chaos". The Times. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
A Russian spy chief is said to have been placed under house arrest in a sign that President Putin is seeking to blame the security services for the stalled invasion of Ukraine.
- ^ "Reported Detention of Russian Spy Boss Shows Tension Over Stalled Ukraine Invasion, U.S. Officials Say". The Wall Street Journal. March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
A U.S. official described as credible reports that the commander of the FSB intelligence agency's unit responsible for Ukraine had been placed under house arrest. The official, in an interview, also said bickering had broken out between the FSB and the Russian Ministry of Defense, two of the principal government units responsible for the preparation of the Feb. 24 invasion.
- ^ Porter, Tom (2022-04-08). "A senior Russian official was sent to a notorious Moscow jail in retribution for poor Ukraine intel, expert says". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ Ball, Tom. "Putin 'purges' 150 FSB agents in response to Russia's botched war with Ukraine". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ "Дворцы друзей Сергея Чемезова". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-13.