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There has been chatter for years that Putin was looking to replace first Deputy director of FSB Smir
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Olga Lautman
@OlgaNYC1211
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Oct 22, 2020
There has been chatter for years that Putin was looking to replace first Deputy director of FSB Smirnov and do a reshuffle. Smirnov oversaw the key FSB departments including military counterintelligence and economic security. Today Putin signed the decree of his resignation
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Olga Lautman
@OlgaNYC1211
Sergei Korolev is being floated as a possible replacement