Paranoid Putin Ramps Up Security Service Staff as Killings Surge

Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via Reuters Vladimir Putin has increased the number of staff at the central headquarters of Russia’s Federal Protective Service (FSO) amid a string of high-profile killings and growing paranoia from the Russian president about threats against his life. Putin signed a decree on Monday to expand FSO central office personnel from 785 to 812, The Moscow Times reported. The move marks the fourth time staffing at Russia’s security agency—responsible for protecting…