Expansion of Russian surveillance system

In respective [Central Asian](https://cyberdefence24.pl/cyberbezpieczenstwo/rosja-chce-utrzymac-wplywy-w-cennym-regionie) countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan), in Latin America (Cuba and Nicaragua), and in Belarus **digital surveillance capabilities are based on Russia's SORM** (Система Оперативно-Розыскных Мероприятий - Operational and Event Search System). This only confirms that **Russian surveillance technologies have penetrated the close vicinity** of Putin's country and its allies.