U.S. Embassy Hires Security Firm of Former Putin Spy

[Ilsa]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-embassy-hires-security-firm-of-former-putin-spy

U.S. Embassy Hires Security Firm of Former Putin Spy



The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has awarded a $2.83 million contract to a security firm founded by a former KGB agent who worked with Vladimir Putin and British double agent Kim Philby. A post on a U.S. state procurement site says Elite Security Holdings will provide “local guard services for US mission Russia,” which will include embassies in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok and Yekaterinburg. Russian business daily Kommersant reported Friday that the U.S. embassy hired the firm after Moscow reduced the number of staff allowed in U.S., missions, prompting the U.S. to replace its former staff with personnel from Elite Security Holdings. The company was founded in 1997 by Viktor Budanov, a former major general in Russia’s foreign intelligence service who headed a KGB branch in East Germany where Putin worked in the 1980s, according to Kommersant. Snip

[Madam45for2923]

1. I can't take this.

[Ilsa]

10. I want the the trump-putin deniers to 'splain this one.

I can't take another three years of this shit. They'll have to commit me or arrest me because my online posting has gotten too, um, "enthusiastic" about bad things happening to certain people, including jared.

[unblock]

2. What could possibly go wrong?

[unc70]

3. That is so special

No secrets between friends.

[onecaliberal]

4. What in the complete fucking hell

[Ilsa]

9. I know, i know. I kept hoping there

Would be a line that the russian dude had become a US citizen and that his son was in the Marine Corp. Anything, I mean anything,to help me get comfortable with this.

[sarisataka]

5. That's

[angstlessk]

6. Will this be posted on national news?

[Glamrock]

7. Soooo Jared's bound and determined to have a back channel to Moscow.

[FarCenter]

8. ABOUT US

Elite Security is one of the few major shareholder managed security companies that operates across Russia, Europe and the CIS. The company was founded in 1997 and until today has grown organically from our continued re-investment, the loyalty of our satisfied customers and the strategic planning of our management team.

We take pride in the fact that Elite Security is one of the few local companies with the ability to consistently meet the needs of our Clients and the international standards of their organizations. This is as our multilingual management team is constantly available to our Clients and flexible to their individual requirements. We also have an active presence at the Association of European Businesses, Franco-Russian Chamber of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce as well as security associations such as ASIS, Sphere, ACFE, Intellect, SIA - amongst others. Elite Security is accordingly on the cutting edge of developments in the security industry and consistently striving to improve the service to our Clients through raising standards and lowering costs.

Elite Security is compliant and a progressive employer - traits which are rare in the security sector. Our vision is to create industry standards and stem the cycle of lowered pay and services rendered to clients on the Russian market. We protect our staff and offer them personal growth which, in turn, improves performance and our Client’s satisfaction.

http://www.elite-security.ru/about/

[Ilsa]

11. Someone else please rec this to help it hit the greatest page.

I want everyone to know that the foxes are guarding that henhouse.

[Madam45for2923]

12. Done.

[struggle4progress]

13. I wonder if Trump planning to pick up stakes and emigrate to the Sheremetyevo airport

[Ilsa]

14. I was hoping he'd send AF1 home without him. nt