Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), since 2010 officially the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (GU), the primary intelligence service of the Russian Armed …

The Foreign Intelligence Service is part of the national-security system and is called upon to protect individuals, society and the state from foreign threats. The President of the Russian …

The Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Russian: Служба внешней разведки Российской Федерации, romanized: Sluzhba Vneshney razvedki Rossiyskoy Federatsii, IPA: [ˈsluʐbə …

As Russia’s primary civilian foreign intelligence agency, the SVR is tasked with collecting the full spectrum of political, economic, and scientific intelligence. The SVR operates both official and …

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation [a] (FSB) is the principal security agency of Russia and the main successor agency to the Soviet Union's KGB; its immediate …

The Foreign Intelligence Service consists of several special state agencies – foreign intelligence bodies of the Russian Federation – and is a vital part of Russia's security system aimed at …

Headed since 2018 by Admiral Igor Kostyukov, the GRU plays an important role in Russia’s foreign and national security policies. As an arm of the military, the GRU is responsible for all …

to Russian intelligence operations in Europe, enhancing capacity sharing and counterintelligence and tracking the illicit movement of funds that lies behind these activities. By showing that …

May 10, 2022 · The core responsibility of the Russian intelligence services is to preserve the Russian regime and protect it from internal and external threats. This book explains the …

Despite Russia’s substantial military losses since its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s intelligence services (RIS) remain a formidable threat to the United States.