FSB (Russian: Федеральная служба безопасности Российской Федерации (ФСБ); Federal’naya sluzhba bezopasnosti Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is is the principal security agency of the Russian Federation. Its main responsibilities are within the country and include counter-intelligence, internal and border security, counter-terrorism, and surveillance as well as investigating some other types of grave crimes. It is headquartered in Lubyanka Square, Moscow’s centre, in the main building of the former KGB. The Director of the FSB since 2008 is army general Aleksandr Bortnikov. Pictured here FSB officer stands guards at a checkpoint in Sochi, Russia – armed with automatic machine gun and grenades (picture credit: Andrey Stenin).
On January 30, 2014 Presidential Press spokesperson Jay Carney held a press conference with what he called a “gaggle” of press reporters on Air Force One En Route Wisconsin. There he addressed reporter questions including one regarding the Sochi Olympic securitysituation:
“On the Sochi Olympics, we continue to maintain regular communication with Russian authorities about the securitysituation in Sochi. The State Department issued a travel advisory on January 10th that continues to be a statement of our views about security for Americans looking to travel to Sochi, recommending that they take the kinds of precautions that are contained in the advisory, and that they register with the State Department so that they can be provided information very quickly, should it be needed. But it is not a recommendation to not go to Sochi.”
“As more information becomes available, we will make it available. And we continue to work with the Russians to get as much information as we can. We also have the view that Russia believes that it is absolutely in its interest to have a safe and secure Olympic Games, and is taking every step to achieve that”, said Presidential press office spokesperson Jay Carney (source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/01/30/press-gaggle-aboard-air-force-one-en-route-wi-13014).