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The Rise of Russia - With Curtis Fox
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Maintaining a Foreign Focus in Intelligence Operations
The SVR, the agency equivalent to the KGB, maintained a narrative of being foreign-focused and not involved in domestic politics by positioning their headquarters outside of Moscow to avoid political turmoil. Even after the SVR transitioned to an independent agency post the Soviet Union collapse, they continued to focus on foreign intelligence. The FSP, operating under the guise of counterintelligence, delves into foreign intelligence extensively by running spies abroad to collect information for their own purposes. The FSP director, believed to be Bortnikov, is considered a competent and straight shooter, bringing valuable information to the Kremlin. The fifth director at the FSP is responsible for conducting foreign intelligence analysis to turn raw information into actionable intelligence.
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