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[[HMG Russia Unit]] is part of the [[Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECAD) Department]] in the [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]].

[[HMG Russia Unit]] is part of the [[Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECAD) Department]] in the [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]].

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[[File:Russia Policy Department-HMG Russia Unit-Screenshot 2025-12-19 at 10.42.37.png|thumb|right|500px|Alleged screenshot of the FCDO Intranet on the [[Russia Policy Department]] and the [[HMG Russia Unit]] ]]

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[[HMG Russia Unit]] is part of the [[Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECAD) Directorate]] in the [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]] created in 2017. According to the government it "brings together the UK's diplomatic, intelligence and military capabilities'.  This would appear to mean that init brings together intelligence capabilities from across government since it appears that the unit is staffed almost exclusively by intelligence officers.

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A leaked screenshot of the FCDO Intranet describes the Unit as follows:

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:Cross-government unit, co-located with EECAD, Responsible for developing and implementing the [[NSC]] [[Russia Strategy]], and ensuring delivery across policy, military, intelligence and law enforcement. Manages governance for the strategy and monitors progress. Oversees delivery of campaigns owned by [[FCDO]], [[MOD]], [[HO]], the [[SIA]], [[BEIS]] etc. Liaison point for covert aspects of [[EECAD]] work.

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In a 2021 response to the [[Intelligence and Security Committee]] report on Russia, the government noted:

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:The Government has long recognised there is an enduring and significant threat posed by Russia to the UK and its allies, including conventional military capabilities, disinformation, illicit finance, influence operations, and cyber-attacks. As such, Russia remains a top national security priority for the Government.  This is why in 2017 the Government implemented the NSC-endorsed [[Russia Strategy]], and in 2017 established the cross-Government [[Russia Unit]] which brings together the UK’s diplomatic, intelligence and military capabilities to maximum effect. The Government’s Russia Strategy does not just respond to the here and now; it is a 30 year strategy, designed in the long-term to move from a relationship of confrontation and challenge, which currently threatens our collective security and values, to a relationship where Russia chooses to work alongside the international community. The integrated and established nature of the Strategy and the Russia Unit was paramount to the immediate nature of the effective and coherent Salisbury response. We have shown in recent years that the UK takes the threat from Russia extremely seriously and will respond to and call out Russian aggression wherever it occurs.<ref>https://isc.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/HMG_Russia_Response_web_accessible.pdf</ref>

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==Programmes==

*[[Counter Disinformation and Media Development]]\[[Russian Language Programme]]

*[[Counter Disinformation and Media Development]]\[[Russian Language Programme]]

==People==

==People==

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