Global InformationLeonid Petrovich Reshetnikov information
Leonid Reshetnikov | |
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Леонид Решетников | |
 Reshetnikov in 2014 | |
| Director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies | |
| In office 29 April 2009 – 4 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Evgeny Kozhokin |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Fradkov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1947 Potsdam, Soviet occupation zone |
| Alma mater | Kharkov State University |
| Awards |   |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Russia |
| Branch/service | Foreign Intelligence Service |
| Years of service | 1976–2009 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Leonid Petrovich Reshetnikov (Russian: Леонид Петрович Решетников; born 6 February 1947) is a Soviet and Russian secret service agent, Lieutenant-General of Foreign Intelligence Service, director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (29 April 2009 – 4 January 2017) where he actively supported interference in the United States elections. He is called "the right hand of Mr. Putin on the Balkans."[1][2][3]
- ^ PARKINSON, JOE; KANTCHEV, GEORGI (23 March 2017). "Document: Russia Uses Rigged Polls, Fake News to Sway Foreign Elections: Bulgarian officials say a former Russian spy advised pro-Moscow party on how to manipulate voters as part of Kremlin's effort to regain influence in Eastern Europe; a 30-page dossier". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Parker, Ned; Landay, Jonathan; Walcott, John (20 April 2017). "Exclusive: Putin-linked think tank drew up plan to sway 2016 U.S. election – documents". Reuters. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Background to "Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections": The Analytic Process and Cyber Incident Attribution" (PDF). Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2023.