FSB officers searched 20 addresses of colleagues suspected of leaking to journalists

[L. Coyote]

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A Russian spy chief is said to have been placed under house arrest in a sign that President Putin is seeking to blame the security services for the stalled invasion of Ukraine.

Sergey Beseda, head of the FSB’s foreign intelligence branch, was arrested with Anatoly Bolyukh, his deputy, according to a leading expert on the Russian security services.

Andrei Soldatov, who is co-founder and editor of Agentura, an investigative website that monitors the FSB and other agencies, said that sources from within FSB had confirmed the detention ...

[Wingus Dingus]

1. They're starting to attack each other. They don't trust each other, and they're

all trying to curry favor with the big guy. This pleases me! Edit to add: Got to be North Korea level corrosive paranoia going on.

[blue-wave]

2. The Ides of March are upon Russia

Sounds as if Pooty is getting a bit desperate. Let them rip each other apart. Those next in line at the FSB will be wondering if they are next on Pooty's list. They better get Pooty first.

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