Russian president Vladimir Putin told the FSB domestic security service on Tuesday (Feb 28) to step up its activity to counter what he said was increasing espionage and sabotage against Russia by Ukraine and the West. In a speech to officials, Putin said the FSB had to stop 'sabotage groups' entering Russia from Ukraine, step up protection of infrastructure and...
Russian president Vladimir Putin told the FSB domestic security service that it needed to strengthen all its counter-intelligence activity.Russian president Vladimir Putin told the FSB domestic security service on Tuesday to step up its activity to counter what he said was increasing espionage and sabotage against Russia by Ukraine and the West.
He instructed the FSB to prevent illegal weapons flows into Russia and to strengthen security in four regions of Ukraine that Moscow has partially seized and claimed as its own – a move most countries at the United Nations have condemned as illegal. The president did not mention any specific intelligence failures, but his comments implied concern about potential vulnerabilities.
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