Overview
- Speaking on the war's fourth anniversary, Putin directed the FSB to strengthen anti‑terror protection for energy and transport infrastructure as well as public gathering places.
- The order expands security coverage to Defense Ministry officials, the defense industry, state and municipal authorities, education and social workers, plus public opinion leaders and volunteers.
- Putin alleged a plot against two Black Sea gas pipelines to Turkey and southern Europe, saying such an attack could jeopardize U.S.-brokered talks.
- He warned that Russia's adversaries would "regret it" if they push Moscow too far, framing recent strikes and assassinations as terrorism.
- He cited an overnight blast at a central Moscow railway station that killed a police officer, suggesting the suspect may have been an unwitting accomplice recruited online.