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The president of Russia himself comes from the "clandestine intelligence services" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin#KGB_career The Russian state is largely run by so-called siloviki, people with backgrounds in national security organizations, and many of them hold key positions in Putin's governments. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/russia-security-services-siloviki-putin-regime/ https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/reading-russia-the-siloviki-in-charge/ https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2022/03/15/meet-russias-siloviki-putins-inner-circle/ https://www.economist.com/briefing/2007/08/23/the-making-of-a-neo-kgb-state https://news.sky.com/story/vladimir-putin-the-security-men-officials-and-friends-who-are-in-russian-presidents-inner-circle-12553098
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