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Alexander Vasilyevich Bortnikov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Бо́ртников; born 15 November 1951) is a Russian intelligence officer who has served as the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) since 2008.
Jun 24, 2023 · Kremlin watchers say the president trusts information he receives from the security services more than any other source, and Alexander Bortnikov is seen as being part of the Putin inner sanctum.
Feb 22, 2022 · Share. When Vladimir Putin needed another made-up excuse on Monday to seize more of Ukraine in his stiffly staged security council meeting, he turned to Alexandr Bortnikov, the longtime head of Russia’s all-powerful Federal Security Service (FSB).
- Filip Kovacevic
Mar 26, 2024 · The director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, said on Tuesday that the United States, Britain and Ukraine were behind the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at...
Apr 3, 2024 · Alexander Bortnikov, the head of the domestic intelligence service (FSB), said last week that Washington’s warning of a potential attack had been “of a general nature” and alleged that...
- Courtney Weaver
Apr 12, 2022 · Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Federal Security Service (FSB), has been flagged as a potential successor of Mr Putin if he were to be overthrown due to escalating tensions amongst Russia’s inner elite circle.
Mar 26, 2024 · Bortnikov, 72, who has served as head of the FSB since 2008, said Russia had yet to identify those who specifically ordered the deadliest attack inside Russia for two decades, but said...
