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February 28 (Reuters) – Russia President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to the internal security service of the FSB Ukraine and recommended that the West step up its efforts to prevent increased espionage and provocations against Russia.
In his speech before the officials Putin said that the FSB should prevent “subversive groups” entering Russia from Ukraine, strengthen the protection of infrastructure and Western security services Russia should prevent the revival of terrorist or extremist cells within it.
“Western intelligence services have traditionally been active in Russia, and now they have thrown additional personnel, technical and other resources at us. We must respond accordingly,” Putin said.
He told the FSB to prevent the illegal flow of arms to Russia and to partially seize and claim Moscow’s own weapons. of Ukraine ordered to strengthen security in its four regions – most countries in the United Nations condemned this move as illegal.
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The FSB must strengthen all counterintelligence activities, Putin told the agency he once headed.
“Military and important information about the management systems, critical technologies and personal data of our law enforcement structures, defense industry enterprises must be securely protected,” he stressed the importance of keeping the secret of Russia’s latest weapons and equipment.
President did not mention any specific intelligence failures, but his comments expressed concern about potential vulnerabilities.
Within a year of his invasion of Ukraine Russia has seen drone strikes on its territory, the hacking of pro-government media and the killing last August of the daughter of a prominent nationalist who supported the war.
Activists military rail with intent to disrupt traffic way they claim to have carried out dozens of attacks on its infrastructure.
It is difficult to specify the details, but the FSB iron in the Ural region this month way said that it has detained three Russians involved in “terrorist acts” in its infrastructure.
In the latest example of a cyber breach, the Emergencies Ministry said hackers caused regional broadcasters to issue false warnings to people to hide in bomb shelters on Tuesday.
Putin has repeatedly called on Russians to be wary of traitors in their midst, returning to this theme on Tuesday:
“It is necessary to detect and stop the illegal activities of those who try to divide and weaken our society, and to use separatism, nationalism, neo-Nazism and xenophobia as weapons.”
According to him, Russia has always shown such activity. “And now, of course, the efforts are the most active. They are attempts to activate all these garbage on our land.”
Reuters news gives, writes Mark Trevelyan; Edited by Andrew Osborn and Kevin Liffey
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Mark Trevelyan
2023-03-01 08:55:18
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