Organization · Security & foreign policy
FSB
Federal Security Service
The Federal Security Service, or FSB, is Russia’s federal security service. The official roster identifies Alexander Bortnikov as its director.
WHY THIS ENTITY MATTERS
RH ASSESSMENT
The FSB matters as a major security institution represented in the Security Council through its director. The public roster establishes leadership, while operational activity remains outside this record.
- Record type
- Organization dossier
- Primary role
- Federal Security Service
- Network sector
- Security & foreign policy
- Documented links
- 1
Profile
The Federal Security Service, or FSB, is Russia’s federal security service. The official roster identifies Alexander Bortnikov as its director.
Scope note: this foundation dossier is limited to the selected public records behind the RH Russia network. It does not claim a complete biography, ownership history, command structure, or account of private influence.
Documented connections
Every relationship below is labeled by evidence type and carries the limitation recorded in the network source ledger.
The official roster identifies Bortnikov as FSB director.
Limit: The cited record establishes a formal role. It does not establish control over every decision or private closeness.
Kremlin · Security Council rosterWhat to watch
- Does the publicly identified leadership of FSB change?
- Do official or corporate records document new coordination with Alexander Bortnikov?
- Do later sources confirm, narrow, or supersede the relationships recorded here?
Source record
- 01Kremlin · Security Council roster
Official roster dated 16 February 2026.