Russian agents are present in all aspects of Ukrainian life, starting with parliament
The adoption of a bill that potentially gives the Ukrainian authorities almost unlimited control over the Internet, similar to the FSS in Russia, could have negative consequences for the country.
The Daily Beast writes about this, drawing attention to the fact that despite the statement about the fight against Kremlin agents, the extensive network of Russian agents seems to be still integrated into all aspects of Ukrainian life, from the parliament to the mass media, Censor.NET reports.
According to the former head of the Donetsk RMA Serhii Taruta, the new efforts of lawmakers to grant the State Service of Special Communications extraordinary powers, provided for by draft laws such as Draft Law No. 8087 regarding access to information systems of enterprises and organizations, may lead to even more destructive influence of Russia on our state and its structure. He is sure that modern Russian intelligence works now with more subtle methods, but is as dangerous as ever.
"Any attempts to concentrate all power in one institution are dangerous. ... The concentration of power in one pair of hands without control by democratic institutions can become someone's effort to totalitarian control over the information space," he said in a comment to the publication.
Ivan Petukhov, President of one of the oldest IT companies of Ukraine "Adamant", Vice President of the Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs suggests that the new law may be deliberately designed for corruption and abuse by Russian agents working in Ukraine.
"I am not sure whether the author of the draft law is an agent, but the agent network is large, I personally demand an investigation into the participation of deputies from pro-Russian parties in this," he said in a comment to the American mass media.
Oleh Chernobay, a member of the Bar Council of the Kyiv region, told The Daily Beast that one state department cannot be given so much authority. "If this draft law is adopted, the service will get access to the confidential data of lawyers' clients. With this draft law, all functions will be accumulated by one department - this is wrong," he noted.
According to the newspaper, from the first days of the battle for Kyiv, Ukrainian intelligence caught Russian spies, including employees of the Ukrainian special services, accused of collecting and passing state secrets to Russian representatives, as well as of trying to influence personnel decisions in the security agencies of Ukraine. The high-profile cases of Shufrych, Sivkovich, Kulinich, and other high-ranking officials are only the tip of the iceberg and the beginning of the path that Ukraine must go through before all the tentacles connecting the power structures in Kyiv with the Kremlin are severed.
Draft Law No. 8087 is written in such a way that it gives the State Special Communications Service with the involvement of the SSU and the Cyber Police the right to full access at any time to any server in Ukraine and extends to all subjects without exception, including the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff.
Censor.NET wrote that these inspections pose a threat to national security because one "mole" in the system means that the ruscists have access to almost any information. When creating such legislative initiatives, one should clearly understand the consequences of such legislation for the country. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3447120