KGB - The Sword and the Shield S01E03 - Putin & Co

Episode Overview

Coup attempts, murders, scandalous affairs, and even radioactive poisoning—this sounds like a plot from a Bond film, yet in modern Russia, it’s a harsh reality. Under Vladimir Putin’s regime, the KGB, now known as the FSB, exercises tight control over the nation from the Kremlin. Daring to oppose its power, even from a safe distance overseas, comes with the threat of death. Remarkably, the KGB has outlasted communism itself. In today’s Russia, the Security Service has effectively become the State rather than merely serving it.