Presidential Security Service (Russia)
| Presidential Security Service of Russia Служба безопасности президента России | |
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| Common name | Presidential Security Service |
| Abbreviation | SBP |
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| Formed | November 11, 1993 (27 years ago) |
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| Employees | 2,500 |
| Annual budget | Classified |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency | RUS |
| Operations jurisdiction | RUS |
| Governing body | Federal Protective Service (Russia) |
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| Headquarters | The Kremlin, Moscow |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Federal Protective Service, FSO |
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The Presidential Security Service (SBP) (Template:Lang-ru) is a federal government agency concerned with the tasks related to the protection of the President of Russia and the Prime Minister of Russia with their respective families and residences. It traces its origin to the USSR's Ninth Chief Directorate of the KGB, and in the beginning, it was led by KGB general Alexander Korzhakov.
Structure and command
From 2000 to 2013, the agency was headed by General Viktor Zolotov. SBP has 2,500 personnel.[1]
The Russian Presidential Security Service, although not listed as one of the structural units on the Russian Federal Protective Service's official website.[2] is a secret protective service of the FSO, who is responsible directly to the President's bodyguard services.
The SBP under Putin's first and second terms (2000–2008) was alleged to be effectively supervised by Viktor Zolotov, head of the president's personal security service.[3]
During Dmitry Medvedev's Presidency (2008 - 2012), some claim the SBP was still subordinated to Vladimir Putin and allegedly used to "keep an eye" on the Russian president Medvedev.[4]
Psychological Security Dept.
The Psychological Security Department is the Intelligence branch of SBP who is responsible for analyzing information collected about the security threats to the life of the president. The Department mixes several selected intelligence experts from the Military Intelligence, Federal Internal Security and the Foreign Intelligence into one branch.
Heads of Presidential Security Service
- Alexander Korzhakov (1991–1996)
- Yuri Krapivin (1996)
- Anatoly Kuznetsov (1996–2000)
- Viktor Zolotov (May 18, 2000 - September 2013)
- Oleg Klementiyev (September 2013 - June 2015)
- Dmitry Kochnev (June 2015 - May 2016)
- Alexey Rubezhnoy (Since June 2016)
See also
- Federal Protective Service (FSO)
- Kremlin Regiment
- Presidential Security Service (Belarus)
- Praetorian Guard
References
- ^ Cooper, Julian (2007-12-20). "The Funding of the Power Agencies of the Russian State". The Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies. Pipss.org (in French) (6/7). doi:10.4000/pipss.562. ISSN 1769-7069.
- ^ Служба безопасности Президента (СБП) Archived 2015-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pete Earley. Comrade J.: The Untold Secrets of Russia's Master Spy in America after the End of the Cold War, Putnam Adult (January 24, 2008), ISBN 0-399-15439-6, pages 298-301.
- ^ Померяться силами Grani.ru May 15, 2008.