The Fifth Directorate is responsible for military operations intelligence, including naval and air force intelligence. Sullivan, Eileen; Benner, Katie (13 July 2018). "12 Russian Agents Indicted in Mueller Investigation". The New York Times . Retrieved 13 July 2018. Princess Phase: In Despicable Me 2, at her birthday party, Agnes was wearing a princess costume that had a unicorn "steed" sewn to her dress. Breakout Character: While not to the Minions' level, Agnes is the most popular of the girls, usually being the one marketed alongside Gru and the Minions. She even got her own spotlight short Training Wheels. Lucy Wilde is a cunning secret agent who has teamed up with Gru in Despicable Me 2 to hunt down an extremely dangerous super-villain. She loves one-upping Gru with her quirky gadgets and has perfected her own form of martial arts by combining jujitsu, krav maga, Aztec warfare and krumping.

Montenegro Coup Suspect ‘Was Russian Spy in Poland’: A Russian suspected by Montenegro of masterminding the recent alleged coup attempt was a military officer who was expelled from Poland amid an espionage scandal in 2014, a Polish diplomat told BIRN. BalkanInsight, 21 February 2017. By Daniel Hoffman. The Russians Were Involved. But It Wasn't About Collusion. The New York Times, 28 July 2017.In June 2014, Poland expelled Russian deputy military attaché Eduard Shishmakov (alias Eduard Shirokov) and three other Russian citizens accused of spying over a 2014 wiretap scandal involving the publication of wiretapped conversations between senior Polish officials. Shishmakov, an accused GRU operative, later became a key suspect in the 2016 Montenegrin coup allegations. [125] Like Parent, Like Child: She shares many traits with Gru, being very destructive, tomboyish and sports a macabre sense of humor. a b Weiss, Michael. "The Hero Who Betrayed His Country". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019.

In July 2018 Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein released an indictment returned by a grand jury charging twelve GRU officers with conspiring to interfere in the 2016 elections. [180] [181] [182] Oldest, cynical, somewhat bossy, yet the coolest of the three girls Gru adopts. She acts as a guardian to her younger sisters, and as such is slow to trust anyone. She was the most suspicious of Gru when encountering him for the first time, so she took a liking to everything of Gru's possessions the least. In January 2023, Warsaw authorities arrested a Russian and a Belarusian national. The SKW, Poland's military counterintelligence agency, accused the pair of spying on Polish military facilities for the GRU since 2017. [131] [132] Qatar [ edit ] a b Fonseca, Óscar López; Sahuquillo, María R. (27 December 2019). "Three suspected Russian spies traveled to Barcelona in 2016 and 2017". El País. Weiss, Michael. "Aquarium Leaks. Inside the GRU's Psychological Warfare Program | Free Russia Foundation" . Retrieved 7 December 2020.

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Be Despicable! (It's fun!) Despicable Me: The Game lets players of all ages experience the thrill of being Gru, one of the world's greatest supervillains who is planning the biggest heist in history ? stealing the moon. Complete heists and missions in a unique blend of action and puzzle solving that combines the fun of commanding minions and using an arsenal of Despicable gadgets and weapons. Skripal Suspects Confirmed as GRU Operatives: Prior European Operations Disclosed – bellingcat". bellingcat. 20 September 2018 . Retrieved 24 September 2018.

This primed has a standard 1 year or 12,000 miles (whichever occurs first) VAG warranty on new and factory-remanufactured replacement parts and accessories. See also: Main Intelligence Directorate (Soviet Union) Origins and early history [ edit ] GRU Official emblem (until 2009) with motto engraved: "Greatness of the Motherland in your glorious deeds"Unlikely Hero: No one would expect them to save the day, especially in regards to the more villainous ones. Viktor Ilyushin, a GRU operative working as an Air Force deputy attaché, was expelled from France in 2014 for attempted espionage of the staff of François Hollande. [20]

Not Blood Siblings: Word of God stated that the girls aren't "technically" related, but they're always together; they do consider each other sisters. a b c d e f "What is the GRU?". The Economist. 11 September 2018. ISSN 0013-0613 . Retrieved 10 January 2021. Head of Russian Skripal-linked GRU spy agency dies". BBC. 22 November 2018 . Retrieved 22 November 2018. a b Myters, Steven Lee (1 July 2004). "Qatar Court Convicts 2 Russians in Top Chechen's Death". The New York Times. Loophole Abuse: Used this in the sequel when she was grabbing coins from a wishing fountain and Agnes asked if it was stealing. Edith quipped that it wasn't stealing if she wished for a lot of free coins.

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Tomboy: She is interested in Gru's cool high-tech gadgets, thinks its cool that her bed is a hollowed-out bomb, was excited about Gru shaping her pancakes like a "dead guy", is violent to grown-ups she doesn't like and has a generally gross sense of humor. FBI Investigating Russian Diaspora Group. PROBED: Is the Coordinating Council of Russian Compatriots of the U.S. just a cultural group? Or something more?". The Daily Beast. 7 June 2021 . Retrieved 8 March 2022. Oblivious Younger Sibling: Didn't suspect or question Gru's adoption of her and her sisters in the first film, although when the tube to Gru's lair was revealed after she stepped on the button to activate it, she did tell Margo that she didn't think Gru was a dentist as he had earlier said he was. More so in the Despicable Me— In any scene involving the girls, you can hear instrumental versions of the chorus of "Prettiest Girls". Only Sane Woman: Of the three girls, she's the most rational and responsible. Justified as she is the oldest of all of them.