Federal Security Service

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
FSS
Pronunciation
/ˈfɛdərəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪs/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
US Government

Examples in Context

  1. Putin himself is a16-year KGB veteran and former chief of the Federal Security Service(FSS), known as the FSB.
  2. The law signed on Thursday gives the Federal Security Service(FSS), the successor of the Soviet era KGB, authority to detain or issue warnings to people it believes are about to commit a crime.
  3. Selentsov revealed that Russian border guards had received fire orders from the Federal Security Service(FSS).
  4. He described the raid as a pretty ridiculous pretext and said the police were carrying out the orders of the Federal Security Service(FSS), the powerful successor to the Soviet KGB.
  5. The hoax was uncovered last week by the Federal Security Service(FSS) ( FSB ).

Other meanings of FSS