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Russian Federal Security Service

New Evidence Shows Russia Played a Role in Plane Crash That Killed Poland’s Top Brass

A hidden, homicidal Russian hand behind Smolensk no longer appears implausible.
By John R. Schindler
Former Russian military intelligence colonel Sergei Skripal attends a hearing at the Moscow District Military Court in Moscow on August 9, 2006.

Poisoned Spy Is a Warning to the West, Courtesy of Putin

Americans who cooperate with Robert Mueller may be putting themselves at risk of Russian retribution.
By John R. Schindler
Vladimir Putin shakes hands with local Federal Security Service (FSB) special forces officers during a visit to Chechnya on December 20, 2011.

Russia Celebrates the Grim Centenary of Oppressive Police Rule

A necessary period of national healing after the horrors inflicted by the Chekist police force was cut short by the rise of Putin, whose Federal Security Service follows their legacy.
By John R. Schindler
Vasyl Hrytsak, Head of the Security Service of Ukraine.

Ukraine Accuses Russia of the Unthinkable: Terror Attacks Against Its Own People

By John R. Schindler
Estonian President Toomas Ilves speaks at a talk entitled "The Estonia Model: Why a Free and Secure Internet Matter "at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2015. AFP PHOTO/NICHOLAS KAMM

Tommy From Jersey and the Fate of Europe

By John R. Schindler
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