Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded meeting of the Federal Security Service board.

The meeting reviewed the results of the FSB’s activities in 2013 and set the priorities for 2014.

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PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN: ..
Extremists and radical groups are not just trying to intensify their activities in the North Caucasus, but are trying to take them to other parts of the country too – the Volga region and Central Russia. They try to provoke interethnic and interfaith conflicts and carry out aggressive propaganda among young people, using the latest information resources and technology, including the internet and social networks.