Michael Sulick, former Director of CIA Clandestine Service, reviews The Russian FSB: A Concise History of the Federal Security Service by Kevin Riehle.
Longtime dissident Aleksandr Skobov is being held in St. Petersburg on a charge of "justifying terrorism." The 66-year-old, who spent years in psychiatric hospitals in Soviet times, makes no apologies for his outspoken opposition to Vladimir Putin. And he has no intention of backing down now.
Evan Gershkovich has been officially detained by Russian police for one year. The Wall Street Journal Russian correspondent was arrested by Russian authorities on March 29 under unbiased claims of espionage by Russia’s Federal Security Bureau. Of Russian-Jewish descent, Gershkovich grew up in the United States with Russian influences, moving to Russia to cover its.
The tip came from the enemy. So, of course, the president found it suspicious and provocative. He was, after all, ex-KGB.
But what came next would have infuriated Vladimir Putin even if he had only .
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