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CIA head, Russian spy chief speak by phone, first such contact in 27 months
The heads of U.S. and Russian spy agencies have spoken by phone and agreed to keep up regular contacts to lower the temperature in U.S.-Russia relations, news reports said Wednesday. In the first such contact in more than two years,
CIA director and Russian counterpart speak amid ceasefire push
CIA director John Ratcliffe spoke by phone Tuesday with the head of the Russian foreign intelligence agency (SVR) Sergey Naryshkin, a source familiar with the call confirmed to Axios. Why it matters: This was the first call between the spy chiefs since President Trump assumed office.
Chiefs of CIA and Russian foreign intelligence hold phone call
John Ratcliffe, Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, and Sergei Naryshkin, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, held a telephone conversation on 11 March. Source: European Pravda,
Russian Spy Chief Speaks with CIA Director, Here's What They Discussed
CIA Director CIA John Ratcliffe and the head of the Russian external intelligence agency SVR, Sergey Naryshkin, spoke on the phone on Tuesday, according to the state news agency TASS as quoted by Al Arabiya.
Putin's spy chief holds phone call with CIA director
Russia's foreign intelligence chief, Sergei Naryshkin, held a phone call on Tuesday with the director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, John Ratcliffe, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday.
US, Russia spy chiefs agree to maintain regular contact
The heads of the U.S. and Russian spy agencies held a phone conference on Tuesday, agreeing to maintain regular contact to ease tensions in
Heads of CIA, Russian intelligence agency held phone call: Report
In a significant development, the heads of the CIA and Russias foreign intelligence agency, SVR, have agreed to maintain regular communication. According to Russian news reports, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and SVR Director Sergei Naryshkin spoke by phone on Tuesday,
CIA Chief John Ratcliffe Meets With Russian Spy Master: Here's What They Discussed
The rare exchange between SVR and CIA signals a potential shift in Washington-Moscow relations.
Not just improvement, but normalization of relations between Russia and the United States: results of the dialogue between the SVR and the CIA
The conversation that took place the day before, on March 11, between the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) ...
Russia likely to ‘communicate’ with US soon, confirms RFA after Jeddah talks on Ukraine ceasefire
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Russia, US Agree to Maintain Regular Contact between Intelligence Services
The chiefs of Russian and US intelligence agencies have agreed to maintain regular contact to help reduce tensions between ...
CIA fires some recently hired employees
The CIA has fired some probationary employees as part of the Trump administration’s broad efforts to shrink the federal ...
Russa-Ukraine war: Russia violated past ceasefire agreements, but 'this time might be different', expert says
Former CIA Station Chief Dan Hoffman reacts to a possible ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine and impending Middle East peace talks in Qatar.
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Trump's gift to Russia confirmed by CIA
US authorities have stopped intelligence sharing with Ukraine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed on Wednesday. Following ...
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CIA is terminating some probationary employees
Recent U.S. intelligence has signaled that foreign adversaries are increasing efforts to recruit disgruntled federal ...
Ex-CIA Chief Warns Trump May Betray Intelligence Capabilities to Putin
A former director of the Central Intelligence fears that President Donald Trump might divulge infromation about the United ...