Putin: 80 employees of foreign special services exposed in Russia

Russian intelligence agencies stopped the activities of 80 personnel employees of foreign special services, Vladimir Putin made such a statement, his words quoted by Interfax.

“The activities of 80 personnel employees of foreign special services were suppressed along the counterintelligence line, more than 350 of their agents and persons suspected of unlawful activities were identified. It should continue to work correctly in these areas, ”the president said at a meeting with officers on the occasion of their appointment to higher positions.

“The FSB of Russia needs to continue to work competently and progressively to suppress the activities of foreign agents in the country,” Putin said, adding that the system work of the FSB made it possible to reduce the level of terrorist threat.