Your account has been succesfully created.

EN FR

The Morning Brief
Log in

Password

Keep me logged in

Forgot your password?
Subscribe

France, Russia
Kirill Seleznev, a very active secretary at Russia's Paris embassy

The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Paris, France. © Mohammed Badra/EPA/MaxPPP

According to Intelligence Online sources, Russian diplomat Kirill Seleznev, who has been living in France for about ten years, has been building networks in Parisian academic circles. [...]

Published on 12/03/2025 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes Nicolas Quénel

This article may be accessed by subscribers

In order to ensure high-quality and independent journalism, Intelligence Online relies solely on subscriptions from its readers, with no advertising, no events and no consulting work.

Several offers are available depending on your particular reading needs

Consult our offers

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

Discover our work by making use of the following possibilities: daily newsletters, a selection of free articles, keyword alerts.

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

create a free account

Russia
Kremlin appoints new head of influence in post-Soviet states

A former senior official at Russia's state nuclear firm Rosatom, who is close to the presidential administration's deputy head, has been chosen to head the Kremlin administration's newly created strategic partnership and cooperation directorate.

Subscribers only Agencies 05.11.2025

A close ally of Sergei Kirienko (photo) has been appointed head of the Russian presidential administration's new directorate for strategic partnership and cooperation.

France, Russia
Russia's internal security attaché in France, a discreet point of contact for Paris

The internal security attaché at the Russian embassy is one of the very few Russian officials stationed in Paris with whom the French authorities continue to have occasional contact.

Subscribers only Agencies 16.10.2025

The Agencies' Gazette
French magistrate in Beijing, Laotian spy students in Hanoi, DHS seeks counterterrorism chief, Armenian SNB's new head, Bastille day in Moscow

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceLiaison magistrate returns to Beijing embassy

Vietnam/LaosDG2 training Laotian spy students

United StatesDHS counterterrorism chief joins private sector

ArmeniaInternal security deputy promoted to service head

RussiaA special guest at the French Embassy's 14 July celebrations

Subscribers only 21.07.2025

France, Russia
French embassy in Moscow's top cop sees mission cut short

Intelligence Online can reveal that the internal security attaché at France's Russian embassy, who was only appointed at the end of last year, was abruptly dismissed in mid-April.

Subscribers only Agencies 27.05.2025

Russia
India, a strategic partner in Kremlin's information war

Moscow is counting on the help of several mercenary influencers to develop its information ecosystem in the Indian subcontinent.

Free access Information wars 22.05.2025

France
Pro-Putin biker club Night Wolves' Corsican connections

Several members of the biker gang considered close to the Kremlin gathered in Geneva on 10 May to mark the end of the Second World War. Among them was a Corsican native. Intelligence Online reveals the secrets behind the creation of the new Night Wolves chapter on the Mediterranean island.

Subscribers only Information wars 19.05.2025

The leader of the Night Wolves motorcycle club, Alexander Zaldostanov, in a parade in Kaliningrad, Russia, 9 May 2022.

France
Russian Orthodox Church looking for fresh media opportunities in Paris

The geopolitical upheaval resulting from Donald Trump's stance on Ukraine has led to renewed activity on the part of the Russian Orthodox Church. The church has a strong presence in France, but while some media channels have opened up to it, others remain firmly closed, much to its chagrin.

Subscribers only Information wars 22.04.2025

The Holy Trinity Cathedral, the main church of the Russian Orthodox Church in Western Europe, in Paris.

France, Russia
France sends heavyweights to bolster Moscow embassy after expulsions

After being drastically reduced in the wake of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, France's diplomatic staff in Russia has been boosted by the arrival of seasoned strategic experts, including new ambassador Nicolas de Rivière who is expected in Moscow on 24 March.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 20.02.2025

Nicolas de Rivière was appointed French ambassador to Moscow on 1 February 2025.

Spotlight | France, Romania, Russia
AdNow exposed: How Romania became a test lab for Russian interference in the West

Intelligence Online and a Bucharest-based media outlet can reveal that Romania has become a testing ground in Europe for Russian information manipulation. Through a network of Russia-backed Romanian operators, the Kremlin is now behind a push to get its preferred presidential candidate elected.

Free access Information wars 03.12.2024

The demonstration on 25 November in Bucharest against Calin Georgescu, winner of the first round of the Romanian presidential election the day before. A demonstrator holds up a satirical image depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin breastfeeding the presidential candidate.

Spotlight | France
Intelligence services keep watch as pro-Russia French fighters return from Donbas

Mickael Takahashi is the first French national to have fought on Russia's side in the war in Ukraine that has returned to France. But the French internal intelligence service has not yet intervened.

Subscribers only Operations 22.04.2024

Mickael Takahashi appeared, masked, in a video posted by French veteran soldier Adrien Bocquet.

France, Russia
Intelligence 'notes blanches', a black box of visa refusals for Russian nationals

There have been a string of visa refusals for Russian nationals suspected of being spies based on "notes blanches" prepared by the French intelligence services. Those unsigned memos can sometimes lack detail or even have inaccuracies.

Subscribers only Operations 02.01.2024

France, Russia
Sanctions against Gennady Timchenko reveal the extent of his French presence

Gennady Timchenko, the sole oligarch involved in strategic projects for Paris, was prepared for the imposition of Western sanctions thanks to the Franco-Russian business network he has built up over the years. He and his wife now rely on trusted managers for their real estate and hotels.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 16.03.2022

France, Russia
Kirill Seleznev, a very active secretary at Russia's Paris embassy

This article may be accessed by subscribers

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

create a free account

Related topics to this article

Russia
Kremlin appoints new head of influence in post-Soviet states

France, Russia
Russia's internal security attaché in France, a discreet point of contact for Paris

The Agencies' Gazette
French magistrate in Beijing, Laotian spy students in Hanoi, DHS seeks counterterrorism chief, Armenian SNB's new head, Bastille day in Moscow

FranceLiaison magistrate returns to Beijing embassy

Vietnam/LaosDG2 training Laotian spy students

United StatesDHS counterterrorism chief joins private sector

ArmeniaInternal security deputy promoted to service head

RussiaA special guest at the French Embassy's 14 July celebrations

France, Russia
French embassy in Moscow's top cop sees mission cut short

Russia
India, a strategic partner in Kremlin's information war

France
Pro-Putin biker club Night Wolves' Corsican connections

France
Russian Orthodox Church looking for fresh media opportunities in Paris

France, Russia
France sends heavyweights to bolster Moscow embassy after expulsions

Spotlight | France, Romania, Russia
AdNow exposed: How Romania became a test lab for Russian interference in the West

Spotlight | France
Intelligence services keep watch as pro-Russia French fighters return from Donbas

France, Russia
Intelligence 'notes blanches', a black box of visa refusals for Russian nationals

France, Russia
Sanctions against Gennady Timchenko reveal the extent of his French presence

Related topics to this article

About Intelligence Online

Subscription

Intelligence Online on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

About Intelligence Online

Subscription

Indigo Publications' websites

Benjamin Netanyahu

CIA

FSB

Houthis

DGSE

France, Russia Kirill Seleznev, a very active secretary at Russia's Paris embassy

This article may be accessed by subscribers

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

create a free account

Related topics to this article

Russia Kremlin appoints new head of influence in post-Soviet states

France, Russia Russia's internal security attaché in France, a discreet point of contact for Paris

The Agencies' Gazette French magistrate in Beijing, Laotian spy students in Hanoi, DHS seeks counterterrorism chief, Armenian SNB's new head, Bastille day in Moscow

FranceLiaison magistrate returns to Beijing embassy

Vietnam/LaosDG2 training Laotian spy students

United StatesDHS counterterrorism chief joins private sector

ArmeniaInternal security deputy promoted to service head

RussiaA special guest at the French Embassy's 14 July celebrations

France, Russia French embassy in Moscow's top cop sees mission cut short

Russia India, a strategic partner in Kremlin's information war

France Pro-Putin biker club Night Wolves' Corsican connections

France Russian Orthodox Church looking for fresh media opportunities in Paris

France, Russia France sends heavyweights to bolster Moscow embassy after expulsions

Spotlight | France, Romania, Russia AdNow exposed: How Romania became a test lab for Russian interference in the West

Spotlight | France Intelligence services keep watch as pro-Russia French fighters return from Donbas

France, Russia Intelligence 'notes blanches', a black box of visa refusals for Russian nationals

France, Russia Sanctions against Gennady Timchenko reveal the extent of his French presence

Related topics to this article

About Intelligence Online

Subscription

Intelligence Online on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

France, Russia
Kirill Seleznev, a very active secretary at Russia's Paris embassy

Russia
Kremlin appoints new head of influence in post-Soviet states

France, Russia
Russia's internal security attaché in France, a discreet point of contact for Paris

The Agencies' Gazette
French magistrate in Beijing, Laotian spy students in Hanoi, DHS seeks counterterrorism chief, Armenian SNB's new head, Bastille day in Moscow

France, Russia
French embassy in Moscow's top cop sees mission cut short

Russia
India, a strategic partner in Kremlin's information war

France
Pro-Putin biker club Night Wolves' Corsican connections

France
Russian Orthodox Church looking for fresh media opportunities in Paris

France, Russia
France sends heavyweights to bolster Moscow embassy after expulsions

Spotlight | France, Romania, Russia
AdNow exposed: How Romania became a test lab for Russian interference in the West

Spotlight | France
Intelligence services keep watch as pro-Russia French fighters return from Donbas

France, Russia
Intelligence 'notes blanches', a black box of visa refusals for Russian nationals

France, Russia
Sanctions against Gennady Timchenko reveal the extent of his French presence