anda ▁and ▁dis information ▁to ▁educational ▁websites ▁and ▁sent ▁emails ▁to ▁US ▁broad c aster s . ▁The ▁articles ▁or ▁studies ▁were ▁generated ▁by ▁Russian ▁exper ts ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁SV R . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁these ▁active ▁measures ▁was ▁to ▁white w ash ▁Russian ▁foreign ▁policy , ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁good ▁image ▁of ▁Russia , ▁to ▁promote ▁Anti - American ▁feelings ▁and ▁" to ▁cause ▁diss ension ▁and ▁un rest ▁inside ▁the ▁US ". ▁ ▁Rec ruit ment ▁The ▁SV R ▁R F ▁act ively ▁rec ruits ▁Russian ▁citizens ▁who ▁live ▁in ▁foreign ▁countries . ▁" Once ▁the ▁SV R ▁officer ▁targets ▁a ▁Russian ▁é migr é ▁for ▁rec ruit ment , ▁they ▁approach ▁them , ▁usually ▁at ▁their ▁place ▁of ▁residence ▁and ▁make ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁reach ▁an ▁understanding ," ▁said ▁former ▁F SB ▁officer ▁Aleks ander ▁Lit vin en ko . ▁" If ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁ref uses , ▁the ▁intelligence ▁officer ▁then ▁threat ens ▁the ▁would - be ▁rec ruit ▁with ▁legal ▁pro sec ution ▁in ▁Russia , ▁and ▁if ▁the ▁person ▁continues ▁to ▁refuse , ▁the ▁charges ▁are ▁fabric ated ". ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁SV R ▁pre y ▁on ▁successful ▁Russian ▁business men ▁abroad ▁and ▁a ▁close ▁number ▁of ▁foreign ers ▁swe aring ▁alleg iance ▁upon ▁pain ▁of ▁death . ▁ ▁These ▁claims ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁official ▁SV R ▁website , ▁which ▁states ▁that ▁only ▁Russian ▁citizens ▁without ▁dual ▁citizens hip ▁can ▁become ▁SV R ▁R F ▁agents . ▁ ▁Russian ▁intelligence