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Explainer: What's behind the standoff between Ukraine's two intelligence agencies?
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Explainer: What's behind the standoff between Ukraine's two intelligence agencies?

by Oleg Sukhov

The violent standoff between Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) and the military intelligence agency (HUR) on Sept. 2 exposed two dysfunctions of Ukraine's law enforcement and security system. One is the long-running conflict between the two intelligence agencies: although competition among secret services is common worldwide, shootouts that result in injuries are far more troubling than a routine institutional rivalry. The conflicts between Ukraine's two security agencies "have gotten out of co

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