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

Col. Strelkov has admitted that he only quit working with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in May 2013.

From The Daily Beast

But the FSB has far more power to eavesdrop on Russian and foreign citizens than the FBI or the NSA.

From The Daily Beast

The Ukraine government is demanding from Moscow the identity of the Russian FSB officers who acted as advisers.

From The Daily Beast

She missed the rampant spying on its own citizens by the fearsome FSB.

From The Daily Beast

FBI Director Robert Mueller has called his Russian counterpart at the FSB twice today, an administration official said Monday.

From The Daily Beast