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Kremlin appoints cyber executive with alleged GRU ties to Security Council role

·Source: The Record

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Executive Summary

Andrei Kozlov, the former head of a cybersecurity center within Russia’s state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec, was named an aide to Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu on Friday.

Analysis

Andrei Kozlov, the former head of a cybersecurity center within Russia’s state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec, was named an aide to Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu on Friday.
Source Attribution

Originally published by The Record on May 25, 2026.

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