Leonid Reshetnikov | |
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Леонид Решетников | |
Director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies | |
In office 29 April 2009 – 4 January 2017 | |
Preceded by | Evgeny Kozhokin |
Succeeded by | Mikhail Fradkov |
Personal details | |
Born | Potsdam, Soviet occupation zone | 6 February 1947
Alma mater | Kharkov State University |
Awards | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia |
Branch/service | Foreign Intelligence Service |
Years of service | 1976–2009 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Leonid Petrovich Reshetnikov (Russian: Леонид Петрович Решетников; born 6 February 1947) is a Soviet and Russian secret service agent, Lieutenant-General of Foreign Intelligence Service, director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (29 April 2009 – 4 January 2017) where he actively supported interference in the United States elections. He is called "the right hand of Mr. Putin on the Balkans."[1][2][3]