(C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON RUSSIA'S

C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 042846 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/28/2034 TAGS: PINR PGOV PREL AF RS SUBJECT: (C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON RUSSIA'S AFGHANISTAN EXPERTS (C-RE9-00858) Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C). ¶1. (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING RUSSIA'S FOREIGN POLICY DECISIONMAKING WITH REGARD TO AFGHANISTAN. PUBLIC STATEMENTS FROM SENIOR RUSSIAN OFFICIALS SUGGEST MOSCOW WANTS TO COOPERATE WITH THE UNITED STATES ON STABILIZING AFGHANISTAN. RUSSIA HAS PROPOSED A RANGE OF COUNTERNARCOTICS, STABILITY, AND CONSULTATIVE MECHANISMS FOR COOPERATION WITH WASHINGTON AND NATO THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE SECURITY TREATY ORGANIZATION (CSTO) AND THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO). US INTERLOCUTORS WILL BE ENGAGING WITH MOSCOW ON THIS ISSUE AT VARIOUS LEVELS, AND THEIR COUNTERPARTS ON AFGHAN ISSUES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO EITHER IMPEDE, OR HELP ACCELERATE COOPERATION. ANALYSTS REQUEST ANY AVAILABLE INFORMATION CONCERNING RUSSIAN LEADERS WITH INFLUENCE ON MOSCOW'S AFGHANISTAN POLICIES, AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT. ¶A. (U) PLEASE PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING RUSSIAN OFFICIALS ASSOCIATED WITH ONGOING OR PAST EFFORTS REGARDING AFGHANISTAN. A LIST OF SPECIFIC TOPICS OF INTEREST FOLLOWS: SERGEY YEVGENYEVICH RYABKOV - DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER FOR THE AMERICAS VLADIMIR IVANOVICH VORONKOV - DIRECTOR, GENERAL EUROPEAN COOPERATION DEPARTMENT, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) YURIY A. GORLATCH - DEPUTY DIRECTOR, GENERAL EUROPEAN COOPERATION DEPARTMENT, MFA VASILIY MEFODIYEVICH POSPELOV - DEPUTY DIRECTOR, POLICY PLANNING DEPARTMENT, MFA ALEKSANDR GEORGIYEVICH MARYASOV - DIRECTOR, SECOND ASIA DEPARTMENT, MFA ALI MITKHADOVICH MUSTAFABEYLI - DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN, SECOND ASIA DEPARTMENT, MFA YURIY ALEKSANDROVICH KHOKHLOV, FORMER CHIEF, AFGHANISTAN SECTION, SECOND ASIA DEPARTMENT, MFA VIKTOR SELEZNEV - DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMMON ASIA PROBLEMS LEONID PETROVICH MOISEYEV - PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION ANATOLIY YEFIMOVICH SAFONOV - PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME ZAMIR NABIYEVICH KABULOV - RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO AFGHANISTAN GEORGIY FEDOROVICH MISHIN - ECONOMIC AND TRADE ADVISER, RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN AFGHANISTAN VLADIMIR IVANOVICH IVANENKO - RUSSIAN CONSUL GENERAL IN RASHT, IRAN ALEKSANDR VLADIMIROVICH NERONOV - DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ALEKSANDR VLADIMIROVICH ZMEYEVSKIY - PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN VIENNA VIKTOR DASSIYEVICH LUGININ - CHIEF, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION DIRECTORATE(UMS),OPERATIONAL INFORMATION AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SERVICE (SMS),FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE (FSB) ANATOLIY NARIVSOVICH YUZBASHYAN - CHIEF, IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN SECTION, UMS, SMS, FSB ¶B. (U) PLEASE PROVIDE ANY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING THESE OFFICIALS' LEADERSHIP AND DECISIONMAKING STYLES, PERSONAL VALUES, MOTIVATIONS, GOALS, AND BIOGRAPHIC/PERSONAL DATA, AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT. FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL LISTED ABOVE, PLEASE PROVIDE ANY AVAILABLE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING: 1) (C) WHAT TIES DO THEY HAVE TO MEDVEDEV AND PUTIN, IF ANY? 2) (C) WHAT TIES DO THEY HAVE TO OTHER OFFICIALS IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION, RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT, LEGISLATURE, THE REGIONS, OR THE PRIVATE SECTOR (FOR EXAMPLE, OLIGARCHS)? 3) (C) WHAT ARE THEIR ROLES AND LEVEL OF INFLUENCE IN DECISIONMAKING ON AFGHAN ISSUES WITHIN THE PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION, RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT, LEGISLATURE, THE REGIONS, OR THE PRIVATE SECTOR? 4) (C) WHO ARE THEIR ALLIES AND ENEMIES? 5) (C) WHAT POLICIES DO THEY SUPPORT THAT MAY AFFECT US OR AFGHAN INTERESTS? 6) (C) HOW DO THEY VIEW THE UNITED STATES AND AFGHANISTAN? 7) (C) WHAT HAS BEEN THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH US AND AFGHAN FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND BUSINESS EXECUTIVES? ¶2. (U) PLEASE CITE C-RE9-00858 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF REPORTING IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS. CLINTON