#CIA #DIA #Mossad
FSB OPERATIONS OUTSIDE RUSSIA
x.com/mikenov/status/2100292…Michael Novakhov (@mikenov)FSB by law, can conduct the intelligence operations abroad, outside Russia as the follow-up to its counterintelligence operations inside Russia, from the times of Operation Trust
Yes, Russian law grants the Federal Security Service (FSB) the explicit authority to conduct intelligence and counterintelligence operations abroad. While the FSB is primarily Russia’s domestic security agency, its legal mandate has been progressively expanded since the 1990s to authorize foreign operations—often framed as direct extensions of its domestic counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and border security missions. [1, 2]
This operational continuity mirrors the historical precedent of Operation Trust (1921–1926), a famous Bolshevik counterintelligence deception scheme that seamlessly blurred domestic security with aggressive covert operations across European borders.
Legal and Operational Mandate
While foreign intelligence is technically the primary domain of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), the FSB’s legal architecture allows it to operate globally through several mechanisms:Expanded Legal Framework: Under changes initiated in 1995 and heavily expanded in 2003 and 2006, Russian federal law empowers the Federal Security Service (FSB) to conduct foreign operations. The 2006 anti-terrorism laws specifically authorized the FSB to eliminate “terrorists” and enemies of the state outside Russian borders. [1, 2]
The “Fifth Service”: Formally known as the Service for Operational Information and International Relations, this branch handles the FSB’s external footprint. It focuses heavily on espionage, political subversion, and influence campaigns, particularly within former Soviet states (the “Near Abroad”), but stretching globally. [1]
Counterintelligence Continuity: If a domestic investigation—such as tracking political dissidents, cyber threat actors, or suspected foreign assets—leads outside Russia, the FSB maintains the legal jurisdiction to pursue those operations abroad. This eliminates structural barriers between domestic tracking and foreign execution. [1]Historical Lineage: The Legacy of Operation Trust
The operational philosophy governing the modern FSB dates back to the early Soviet era. Operation Trust (Operatsiya Trest) was a massive counterintelligence operation run by the Cheka (the KGB and FSB’s predecessor) in the 1920s.[Domestic Counterintelligence] ➔ [Infiltration of Dissidents] ➔ [External Operational Expansion]
(Cheka / FSB) (Fake Anti-Bolshevik Front) (Global Assassinations & Espionage)
The Deception: The Cheka created a fake anti-Bolshevik underground organization inside Soviet Russia to attract genuine counter-revolutionaries and foreign spies.The Expansion: Once established domestically, the Cheka extended the operation abroad, using the fake network to entrap European intelligence services and lure anti-Soviet emigrés back across the border to their executions.
The Modern Parallel: The FSB employs the exact same structural mindset. It views domestic security and foreign subversion as a single, uninterrupted theater of operations. Modern actions—ranging from cyber warfare to high-profile targeted assassinations of expatriate dissidents and defectors—are legally and strategically treated as the natural follow-up to domestic security imperatives. [1, 2]
[1] congress.gov[2] britannica.com
– Google Search google.com/search?q=FSB+by+l…— https://x.com/mikenov/status/2100292591145418785— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Sep 16, 2026
Day: September 16, 2026
FSB by law, can conduct the intelligence operations abroad, outside Russia as the follow-up to its counterintelligence operations inside Russia, from the times of Operation Trust
Yes, Russian law grants the Federal Security Service (FSB) the explicit authority to conduct intelligence and counterintelligence operations abroad. While the FSB is primarily Russia’s domestic security agency, its legal mandate has been progressively expanded since the 1990s to authorize foreign operations—often framed as direct extensions of its domestic counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and border security missions. [1, 2]
This operational continuity mirrors the historical precedent of Operation Trust (1921–1926), a famous Bolshevik counterintelligence deception scheme that seamlessly blurred domestic security with aggressive covert operations across European borders.
Legal and Operational Mandate
While foreign intelligence is technically the primary domain of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), the FSB’s legal architecture allows it to operate globally through several mechanisms:Expanded Legal Framework: Under changes initiated in 1995 and heavily expanded in 2003 and 2006, Russian federal law empowers the Federal Security Service (FSB) to conduct foreign operations. The 2006 anti-terrorism laws specifically authorized the FSB to eliminate “terrorists” and enemies of the state outside Russian borders. [1, 2]
The “Fifth Service”: Formally known as the Service for Operational Information and International Relations, this branch handles the FSB’s external footprint. It focuses heavily on espionage, political subversion, and influence campaigns, particularly within former Soviet states (the “Near Abroad”), but stretching globally. [1]
Counterintelligence Continuity: If a domestic investigation—such as tracking political dissidents, cyber threat actors, or suspected foreign assets—leads outside Russia, the FSB maintains the legal jurisdiction to pursue those operations abroad. This eliminates structural barriers between domestic tracking and foreign execution. [1]Historical Lineage: The Legacy of Operation Trust
The operational philosophy governing the modern FSB dates back to the early Soviet era. Operation Trust (Operatsiya Trest) was a massive counterintelligence operation run by the Cheka (the KGB and FSB’s predecessor) in the 1920s.[Domestic Counterintelligence] ➔ [Infiltration of Dissidents] ➔ [External Operational Expansion]
(Cheka / FSB) (Fake Anti-Bolshevik Front) (Global Assassinations & Espionage)
The Deception: The Cheka created a fake anti-Bolshevik underground organization inside Soviet Russia to attract genuine counter-revolutionaries and foreign spies.The Expansion: Once established domestically, the Cheka extended the operation abroad, using the fake network to entrap European intelligence services and lure anti-Soviet emigrés back across the border to their executions.
The Modern Parallel: The FSB employs the exact same structural mindset. It views domestic security and foreign subversion as a single, uninterrupted theater of operations. Modern actions—ranging from cyber warfare to high-profile targeted assassinations of expatriate dissidents and defectors—are legally and strategically treated as the natural follow-up to domestic security imperatives. [1, 2]
[1] congress.gov[2] britannica.com
– Google Search google.com/search?q=FSB+by+l…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Sep 16, 2026
FSB by law, can conduct the intelligence operations abroad, outside Russia as the follow-up to its counterintelligence operations inside Russia, from the times of OperationTrust
Yes, Russian law grants the Federal Security Service (FSB) the explicit authority to conduct intelligence and counterintelligence operations abroad. While the FSB is primarily Russia’s domestic security agency, its legal mandate has been progressively expanded since the 1990s to authorize foreign operations—often framed as direct extensions of its domestic counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and border security missions. [1, 2]
This operational continuity mirrors the historical precedent of Operation Trust (1921–1926), a famous Bolshevik counterintelligence deception scheme that seamlessly blurred domestic security with aggressive covert operations across European borders.
Legal and Operational Mandate
While foreign intelligence is technically the primary domain of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), the FSB’s legal architecture allows it to operate globally through several mechanisms:Expanded Legal Framework: Under changes initiated in 1995 and heavily expanded in 2003 and 2006, Russian federal law empowers the Federal Security Service (FSB) to conduct foreign operations. The 2006 anti-terrorism laws specifically authorized the FSB to eliminate “terrorists” and enemies of the state outside Russian borders. [1, 2]
The “Fifth Service”: Formally known as the Service for Operational Information and International Relations, this branch handles the FSB’s external footprint. It focuses heavily on espionage, political subversion, and influence campaigns, particularly within former Soviet states (the “Near Abroad”), but stretching globally. [1]
Counterintelligence Continuity: If a domestic investigation—such as tracking political dissidents, cyber threat actors, or suspected foreign assets—leads outside Russia, the FSB maintains the legal jurisdiction to pursue those operations abroad. This eliminates structural barriers between domestic tracking and foreign execution. [1]Historical Lineage: The Legacy of Operation Trust
The operational philosophy governing the modern FSB dates back to the early Soviet era. Operation Trust (Operatsiya Trest) was a massive counterintelligence operation run by the Cheka (the KGB and FSB’s predecessor) in the 1920s.[Domestic Counterintelligence] ➔ [Infiltration of Dissidents] ➔ [External Operational Expansion]
(Cheka / FSB) (Fake Anti-Bolshevik Front) (Global Assassinations & Espionage)
The Deception: The Cheka created a fake anti-Bolshevik underground organization inside Soviet Russia to attract genuine counter-revolutionaries and foreign spies.The Expansion: Once established domestically, the Cheka extended the operation abroad, using the fake network to entrap European intelligence services and lure anti-Soviet emigrés back across the border to their executions.
The Modern Parallel: The FSB employs the exact same structural mindset. It views domestic security and foreign subversion as a single, uninterrupted theater of operations. Modern actions—ranging from cyber warfare to high-profile targeted assassinations of expatriate dissidents and defectors—are legally and strategically treated as the natural follow-up to domestic security imperatives. [1, 2]
[1] congress.gov[2] britannica.com
– Google Search google.com/search?q=FSB+by+l…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Sep 16, 2026
This is where espionage crosses a very ugly line! When a Russian spy network is financing terrorism and plotting murder on U.S. soil, counterintelligence becomes homeland security in the most literal sense. #FBI #Counterintelligence #HomelandSecurity justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/mem…
— @Robert4787 Sep 16, 2026
#FSB #Russia #FBI
FSB by law, can conduct the intelligence operations abroad, outside Russia as the follow-up to its counterintelligence operations inside Russia, from the times of Operation Trust
Yes, Russian law grants the Federal Security Service (FSB) the explicit authority to conduct intelligence and counterintelligence operations abroad. While the FSB is primarily Russia’s domestic security agency, its legal mandate has been progressively expanded since the 1990s to authorize foreign operations—often framed as direct extensions of its domestic counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and border security missions. [1, 2]
This operational continuity mirrors the historical precedent of Operation Trust (1921–1926), a famous Bolshevik counterintelligence deception scheme that seamlessly blurred domestic security with aggressive covert operations across European borders.
Legal and Operational Mandate
While foreign intelligence is technically the primary domain of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), the FSB’s legal architecture allows it to operate globally through several mechanisms:Expanded Legal Framework: Under changes initiated in 1995 and heavily expanded in 2003 and 2006, Russian federal law empowers the Federal Security Service (FSB) to conduct foreign operations. The 2006 anti-terrorism laws specifically authorized the FSB to eliminate “terrorists” and enemies of the state outside Russian borders. [1, 2]
The “Fifth Service”: Formally known as the Service for Operational Information and International Relations, this branch handles the FSB’s external footprint. It focuses heavily on espionage, political subversion, and influence campaigns, particularly within former Soviet states (the “Near Abroad”), but stretching globally. [1]
Counterintelligence Continuity: If a domestic investigation—such as tracking political dissidents, cyber threat actors, or suspected foreign assets—leads outside Russia, the FSB maintains the legal jurisdiction to pursue those operations abroad. This eliminates structural barriers between domestic tracking and foreign execution. [1]Historical Lineage: The Legacy of Operation Trust
The operational philosophy governing the modern FSB dates back to the early Soviet era. Operation Trust (Operatsiya Trest) was a massive counterintelligence operation run by the Cheka (the KGB and FSB’s predecessor) in the 1920s.[Domestic Counterintelligence] ➔ [Infiltration of Dissidents] ➔ [External Operational Expansion]
(Cheka / FSB) (Fake Anti-Bolshevik Front) (Global Assassinations & Espionage)
The Deception: The Cheka created a fake anti-Bolshevik underground organization inside Soviet Russia to attract genuine counter-revolutionaries and foreign spies.The Expansion: Once established domestically, the Cheka extended the operation abroad, using the fake network to entrap European intelligence services and lure anti-Soviet emigrés back across the border to their executions.
The Modern Parallel: The FSB employs the exact same structural mindset. It views domestic security and foreign subversion as a single, uninterrupted theater of operations. Modern actions—ranging from cyber warfare to high-profile targeted assassinations of expatriate dissidents and defectors—are legally and strategically treated as the natural follow-up to domestic security imperatives. [1, 2]
[1] congress.gov[2] britannica.com
– Google Search google.com/search?q=FSB+by+l…
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Sep 16, 2026
That’s a nasty combination. Russian operatives on the ground plus satellites overhead can connect espionage, sabotage and targeting into one playbook. For the FBI and U.S. intelligence, the threat isn’t staying overseas anymore. #Russia #Counterintelligence #NationalSecurityJürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@jurgen_nauditt)The FBI has dismantled a Russian intelligence network accused of contract killings, sabotage, and plots to carry out attacks in the U.S. and allied nations.
According to CNN, 14 Russian spy satellites flew over a U.S. military base in Saudi Arabia just days before an Iranian attack. U.S. officials considered it possible that the intelligence gathered was passed on to Iran.
Meanwhile, a Russian criminal with close ties to Putin is financing parts of Trump’s son’s wedding.
Russia is threatening the U.S. both directly and indirectly—yet Trump treats Putin like a friend.
According to U.S. investigators, Russian intelligence agencies are plotting assassinations and sabotage. Russian satellites are apparently gathering information on U.S. forces. And, of all places, funds originating from Putin’s inner circle are flowing into Trump’s orbit.
How much clearer must the evidence of a conflict of interest and a threat to national security become?
Why don’t Americans kick this Russian-aligned U.S. president—who is lining his own pockets through corruption and betrayal—out of the White House this very day?— https://x.com/jurgen_nauditt/status/2100151053459001507
— @Robert4787 Sep 16, 2026
#FSB #Russia #FBI
FSB by law, can conduct the intelligence operations abroad, outside Russia as the follow-up to its counterintelligence operations inside Russia, from the times of OperationTrust – Google Search google.com/search?q=FSB+by+l…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Sep 16, 2026
RUSSIAN STATE TERRORISM – Google Search google.com/search?q=RUSSIAN+…
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Sep 16, 2026
Russian agents plotted assassinations in U.S. and Europe in first documented Russian intelligence attempt to kill on U.S. soil
The U.S. charged two Russians, two Cubans, and a Venezuelan with plotting acts of sabotage and murders of Russian dissidents.
theins.press/en/news/297198— @InsiderEng Sep 16, 2026
JD Vance takes warning shot at Israel as he says Trump willing to ‘part ways’ with Netanyahu trib.al/EalTnjO
— @DailyMail Sep 16, 2026