- Title: Headquarters of Russia's military intelligence service
- Date: 6th September 2018
- Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (SEPTEMBER 6, 2018) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF RUSSIAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (GRU) HEADQUARTERS EXTERIORS
- Embargoed: 20th September 2018 12:10
- Keywords: Vladimir Putin opens GRU headquarters GVs of Kremlin Russian Foreign Ministry building GRU main building
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0018WHOXFR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Britain said two Russian military intelligence officers, almost certainly acting with the approval of senior Russian officials, were responsible for the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter with a nerve agent. Prime Minister Theresa May told parliament the government had concluded they were officers in Russia's military intelligence service, the GRU.
Russia's military intelligence service is commonly known by the Russian acronym GRU, which stands for the Main Intelligence Directorate. The GRU answers directly to the chief of the general staff and the Russian defense minister, each of whom are thought to have access to Russia's portable nuclear briefcase.
Sergei Skripal once worked in the GRU but was turned by Britain's MI6 spy service. He is believed to have betrayed dozens of GRU spies across Europe to his British handlers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the newly built GRU headquarters in during his second term in 2006. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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