Russian espionage in the United States

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Russian espionage in the United States encompasses intelligence-gathering and related covert activities conducted by the Russian government and its intelligence services against the United States. These activities developed from the extensive Soviet intelligence operations in the United States conducted during the Cold War. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russian foreign intelligence operations were primarily carried out by the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), the successor to the KGB's foreign-intelligence arm, and the GRU, Russia's military intelligence service. According to the United States government, by 2007 Russian espionage activity in the country had returned to Cold War levels. Russian intelligence operations in the United States have included human intelligence conducted by intelligence officers, recruited agents and long-term deep-cover operatives, as well as cyberespionage and active measures intended to influence American politics and public opinion...

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