[ [http://www.fisu.gov.ua/cms/en/index/functions/2.html Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine ] ] ]*collecting, evaluating, analyzing and disseminate intelligence to the heads of the highest decision-making bodies of Ukraine in accordance with the applicable law;
*implementing special measures to further state policy of Ukraine in political, economic, military and technical, ecological and information spheres, as well as to contribute to national defense, foster economic development, and promote science and technology;
*safeguarding Ukrainian missions abroad, providing security to the staff and their family members in the host country as well as attached officers who have access to data of state secret;
*participating in international operations addressing such high-priority issues as organized crime, terrorism, drug trafficking, illegal trade of arms and respective technologies, and illegal migration;
*providing counter measures to external threats that can affect National security of Ukraine, lives and health of its citizens, and state establishments abroad.
History
The SZRU started its activity on October 14, 2005, the day when the President of Ukraine signed the Decree “On the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine”. [ [http://www.fisu.gov.ua/cms/en/index/history/4.html Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine ] ] [ [http://www.fisu.gov.ua/base.php?lang=en&item=3&page=1 Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine ] ] Since then, created on the basis of the intelligence components of the SBU, it has been functioning as an independent state body.On December 1, 2005 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approved the Law “On the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine”. [ [http://www.fisu.gov.ua/base.php?lang=en&item=6&page=1 Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine ] ] Later it was decided to celebrate on that day the anniversary of creation of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine.
The SZRU organization was formed to meet principal demands of the Service. It comprises operative, analytical, technical, research and development departments, as well as elements of legal support, human resources, logistics and administration. The SZRU Institute is responsible for initial training and refresher courses training of foreign intelligence officers.
The SZRU is subordinated to the President of Ukraine, who appoints the Head of the Service. Currently Colonel General Malomuzh Mykola Grygorovych who took his position on April 3, 2005 heads the SZRU.
The SZRU cooperates with other intelligence bodies of Ukraine, state authorities, institutions, establishments, as well as organizations, and law enforcement agencies. The SZRU has established official contacts and maintained partnership relations with more than 100 foreign special services as well as with the NATO Office of Security. Today the primary issue of Ukrainian foreign policy involves enhancing cooperation with such international organizations as NATO and the European Union. In particular, within the frameworks of the EU-Ukraine integration program, the SZRU participates in actions aimed at combating terrorism, countering organized crime, monitoring illegal migration, eliminating drug trafficking, human beings traffic.
According to the Constitution, the SZRU operates under direction of the President of Ukraine and the Defense and Security Council of Ukraine, it is also under supervision of the Verkhovna Rada (the Supreme Council of Ukraine). The Accounting Chamber of Ukraine monitors budget expenditures on SZRU maintenance. The General Prosecutor of Ukraine and authorized officials provide law enforcement of SZRU activities.
The development of the organization as an independent structure and elaboration of legal underpinning for the SZRU are coupled with the Service’s routine work. This process engages settlement of key issues concerning legal and economic support, and personnel management on both state and institutional levels. To meet demands of democratic states the SZRU has made a first step towards reformation of Ukrainian law enforcement agencies. The Service has gained the status of an independent state body and it has been detached from law enforcement agency. The SZRU is caring out its practical actions in the context of world tendency towards strengthening intelligence in the security support systems, and enhancing drastically the overall information. The improvement of intelligence direction and control system is aimed at enhancing Service ability to disrupt external threats that may affect the Ukrainian national security, as well as at raising its preparedness to provide an immediate response to hostile actions. An issue of key importance is ensuring impossibility of exploiting foreign intelligence for the purposes not determined within the laws of Ukraine. Another major factor of the Service reorganization is creating effective and democratic control system over the SZRU activities.
The recent dramatic changes in the world as well as in Ukraine have made the SZRU elaborate new approaches of its further activities including Ukrainian reformation process, its various initiatives in the sphere of reorganization of entire state system, elimination of duplication in state bodies functions, responses to possible threats in the sphere of national defense. Besides, the SZRU exerts every effort to adapt its structure and activities to new challenges which Ukraine faces on its road to a gradual integration into the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and to enhance cooperation with neighboring and other countries in the field of regional and global security.
Directors of The SZRU
*Colonel General Malomuzh Mykola Grygorovych [ [http://www.fisu.gov.ua/cms/en/index/fisu_chairman/3.html Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine ] ] - April 3, 2005 -
References
See also
External links
* [http://www.fisu.gov.ua/index3.php Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine]
* [http://www2.pravda.com.ua/archive/2005/march/1/news/2.shtm Yushchenko sacked SZR Chief for spying on opposition]
