External Intelligence of the Russian Federation
The foreign intelligence of the Russian Federation - as a set of state-created agencies - the agencies of the foreign intelligence of the Russian Federation - is part of the security forces of the Russian Federation and is intended to protect the safety of the individual, society, and the state from external threats using certain methods and means provided for by this Federal Law1.
Federal Law No. 5-FZ of January 10, 1996 "On Foreign Intelligence", as amended on January 10, 1996, Article 1 // Official Gazette of the Russian Federation. 1996. No. 3. Article 143. ↩