The father of 39-year-old Russian Igor Nebivaev, who works as the executive director of the Council of Europe's anti-money laundering program Moneyval, is believed to be a general in Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service.
This was reported by the Bild publication with reference to sources.
Nebuvaev's name is listed on the official Moneyval website, but his family ties have not yet been publicly reported. According to Bild, 68-year-old Volodymyr Nebuvaev serves in Moscow and is a general of the SSR.
The Foreign Intelligence Service is believed to be responsible for, among other things, the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the UK in 2018. After those events, Ukraine sent several Russian diplomats under cover, including Nebuyev.
In addition, Nebuev's father and son are still registered in the same apartment in Moscow. Ihor Nebivaev did not respond to Bild's request for comment.
Igor Nebuvaev is known to be a graduate of Lomonosov Moscow University. According to Bild, the leadership of the Council of Europe program gives him "an insight into the measures taken by member states against money laundering - however, Russian money laundering is ubiquitous in Europe."
As you know, in March 2022, the Council of Europe expelled Russia from its membership in response to the Russian Federation's large-scale aggression against Ukraine. At the same time, out of 120 Russians who worked in the CE, about 90 have kept their jobs as of now - primarily those with dual citizenship.
Bild's interlocutors at the Council of Europe indicate that there are dedicated and loyal employees among the Russians, but doubts about them remain.
"Of course, now there is a question of trust in these people. These people now have access to confidential data, and can also participate in the development of guidelines and thus influence them," the publication quoted one of them.
As reported, the Secretary General of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Roberto Montella, told the head of the Latvian delegation, Rihards Kols, that his words about the translator Daria Boyarska from Russia - whom he allegedly compared to the spy Anna Chapman - could be considered defamation and subject to prosecution.
