not sure if you've noticed, but the KGB got a new lapel pin and is now the FSB, with Vlad (of former KGB fame) in control...
Check out the link for an international Libertarian view of who's controlling Russia...again, anyone who takes that story of yours at face value, given its genesis, gives new meaning to the word "Gullible".
Link: https://studentsforliberty.org/north-america/blog/kgb-still-runs-russia/