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Russia expels 2 British diplomats from embassy in Moscow over espionage claims • Mar. 10, 2025, 7:53 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))
Terrorist planning to detonate IED in Moscow synagogue shot by FSB • Mar. 3, 2025, 6:50 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
As Trump Rages, A Ukrainian Jet Armed With French Bombs Hammers A Russian Intel Base • Feb. 28, 2025, 10:39 PM ET (Forbes)
Putin says US-Russia contacts give ‘hope’ amid talks in Turkey on restoring ties – as it happened • Feb. 27, 2025, 5:48 AM ET (The Guardian)

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Also Known As FSB • Federal Counterintelligence Service • Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopastnosti
Date 1994 - present
Headquarters Moscow
Areas Of Involvement intelligence • national security

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