FSB

abbreviation for

1. the Russian Federal Security Service, founded in 1995

Word History and Origins

Origin of FSB¹

C20: Russian Federalnaya sluzhba bezopasnosti

Example Sentences

She believes the FSB subsequently added to the transcript a confession of guilt that Arseny never made.

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The FSB in Wales, which speaks on behalf of small businesses, is calling on the Treasury to increase the Employment Allowance which allows them to reduce their NI costs.

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"They don't want to get over that threshold and suddenly have to pay lots of tax," explained Sam Holliday, the FSB's Somerset organiser.

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Lefortovo prison in Moscow is run by the FSB security service and used for those accused of espionage and serious crimes against the state.

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Russia revoked the accreditation of the diplomats on 13 September, with the country's secret service, the FSB, saying it had received documents indicating Britain's involvement in inflicting "a strategic defeat" on Russia.

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