Foreign Intelligence Service
Russia's primary external intelligence agency
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| May 2023 | The United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned the SVR under Executive Order 14024, designating it as a political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of the Government of the Russian Federation. |
| September 2018 | New state secrecy regulations implemented, extending protection of identities to include non-staff personnel such as agents, informants, and cooptees. |
| September 22 2016 | Sergey Naryshkin becomes the Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), succeeding the previous leadership. |
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