Russia is 81% ethnic Russian, per Wikipedia. I think that's close enough to qualify for "nation and state are congruent".
Sure, it might make more sense to define this as "state-level agency", but that would confuse things for Americans. My internet security threat model ignores the state agencies of Montana just as much as yours ignores those of San Marino.
Sure, it might make more sense to define this as "state-level agency", but that would confuse things for Americans. My internet security threat model ignores the state agencies of Montana just as much as yours ignores those of San Marino.