Foreign Intelligence Service (Rossyiah)

Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Empire

Служба внешней Разведки Российская Импери
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Agency overview
Formed	25 April 1995 (1995-04-25)
Preceding agency	SGB
Jurisdiction	Russia
Headquarters	Yasenevo, Moscow, Russia
Employees	Classified
Annual budget	Classified
Minister responsible	Kirill II, Tsar of Russia
Agency executive	Fyodor Verderevsky, Director
Child agency	Institute of Intelligence Information

The Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Empire (Russian: Служба Внешней Разведки Российская Импери, Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki Rossiyskaya Imperii) or SVR RI (СВР РФ) is Russia's external intelligence agency, focusing mainly on civilian affairs. The SVR RI succeeded the External Affairs Chief Directorate of the SGB in April 1995. The SVR has its headquarters in the Yasenevo District of Moscow.

Unlike the Russian Internal Security Service (SVB), the SVR is tasked with intelligence and espionage activities outside the Russian Empire. It works together with the Russian GRU, its military-affairs espionage counterpart. The SVR is also authorized to negotiate anti-terrorist cooperation and intelligence-sharing arrangements with foreign intelligence agencies, and provides analysis and dissemination of intelligence to the Tsar of Russia.

Any information pertaining to specific identities of staff employees (officers) of the SVR is legally classified as a state secret.