Putin signed a decree on the new procedure for appointing the director of the FSO

"The FSO of Russia is headed by a director appointed by the President of the Russian Federation after consultation with the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and dismissed by the President of the Russian Federation," the decree says.

At the end of 2020, Putin signed a decree appointing Major General Viktor Shlemin to the post of Secretary of State - Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service of Russia.