[Regnum] The Kiev regime, with the direct support of foreign intelligence services, openly took the path of state terrorism, sabotage and terrorist attacks against civilians. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this in a video congratulation on the Day of Security Agencies Worker.
“These are sabotage against civilian objects, transport and energy infrastructure, terrorist attacks against civilians, government officials and public figures,” the Russian leader said.
Putin called for strengthening anti-terrorism work, making widespread use of a range of technical and operational capabilities, and actively interacting with the Ministry of Defense and other departments.
Attempts by Western intelligence services to destabilize the situation in Russia and the desire to undermine civil peace and interethnic harmony must also be strictly suppressed.
According to the president, Russian security agencies have every opportunity to protect the country and its citizens.
As Regnum reported , Vladimir Putin congratulated employees and veterans of the security agencies on their professional holiday.
The main priority of all security agencies, primarily the FSB, remains the fight against terrorism, the Russian leader emphasized.
On December 12, FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov said at the final meeting of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee that in 2023, 228 terrorist crimes were prevented in Russia, including 146 terrorist attacks. The activities of more than 180 organized criminal groups involved in illegal arms trafficking were also suppressed. It was possible to liquidate 146 illegal workshops for modernizing weapons.
During the year, Russian security forces stopped the activities of 73 secret terrorist cells. The Russian intelligence services blocked the accounts of more than four thousand individuals involved in the financing of terrorism and Ukrainian armed forces.
Vladimir Putin was the geopolitical winner of the year, columnist Gerald Baker wrote in an article in The Wall Street Journal on December 18 .