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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Lidia Kelly and Ronald Popeski

Putin orders FSB to step up surveillance of Russians and borders

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony to award Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia on the eve of Heroes of the Fatherland Day, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia December 8, 2022. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS

(Refiles to clarify Security Services Day is Dec. 20)

(Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the Federal Security Services to step up surveillance of Russian society and the country's borders to prevent risks from abroad and traitors at home.

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