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Alexander Bortnikov

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Russian official, FSB director

PoliticiansBorn 1951 · age 74
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Alexander Vasilyevich Bortnikov is a Russian intelligence officer who has served as the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) since 2008. He is one of the most powerful members of the silovik faction of president Vladimir Putin's inner circle.

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Bortnikov with Alexei Kuzyura at a meeting of the CIS security agencies and special services chiefs in 2010Bortnikov with Alexei Kuzyura at a meeting of the CIS security agencies and special services chiefs in 2010Putin with Bortnikov, Shoigu, Viktor Zolotov, Sergey Naryshkin and other senior Kremlin officials on 11 April 2019Putin with Bortnikov, Shoigu, Viktor Zolotov, Sergey Naryshkin and other senior Kremlin officials on 11 April 2019Bortnikov with Vladimir Putin and Sergei ShoiguBortnikov with Vladimir Putin and Sergei ShoiguBortnikov with Indian Interior Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi, India on 24 March 2017Bortnikov with Indian Interior Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi, India on 24 March 2017Bortnikov has been described as affectively stiff and uncharismatic.[28]Bortnikov has been described as affectively stiff and uncharismatic.[28]

Awards 23

Order of Honour
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
Order of Alexander Nevsky
Order of Friendship
Order of Military Merit
Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour
Order of Saint George 4th class
Hero of the Russian Federation
Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
medal "For military cooperation"
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class
Courier cross of merit
Honored Officer of the Security Agencies (Russia)
Order of Courage

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Sergey DruzhkoAlso won Medal "For Distinction in Military Service"Valery GerasimovAlso won Order of Saint George 4th classNikolai PatrushevAlso won Honored Officer of the Security Agencies (Russia)Yury LuzhkovAlso won Order of Military MeritAlexander LebedAlso won Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy"Valentina MatviyenkoAlso won medal "For military cooperation"

About this person

Alexander Vasilyevich Bortnikov is a Russian intelligence officer who has served as the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) since 2008. He is one of the most powerful members of the silovik faction of president Vladimir Putin's inner circle. A Hero of the Russian Federation since 2019, he also holds the rank of General of the Army, the second highest grade in use in the Russian military. According to some experts, it is likely Bortnikov played a key role in Putin's decision to invade Ukraine in 2022.

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Born 1951 · age 74
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