Security services expand power across Russia - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD

Russia’s Federal Security Service, the FSB, is rapidly expanding its authority across nearly every facet of the state. New laws grant it sweeping powers over surveillance, detention, communications, and even scientific research. What was once an intelligence agency is increasingly operating as a central pillar of political control. In this episode, host Jonasz Rewiński and his guest Witold Rodkiewicz, Senior Fellow at the Centre for Eastern Studies, examine how the FSB’s role has evolved and what it means for governance inside Russia. The result: a system that looks less constrained and more entrenched with each passing year.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction: Structural expansion of FSB’s powers
04:14 Introduction: Building a parallel power structure – a state within a state
07:57 Interview: Return to Soviet symbolism and more
12:01 Interview: Chinese-style internet surveillance model
15:47 Inter-service rivalry and regime priorities
19:30 Eastern News Flash