Russian and US intelligence chiefs agree to “call each other at any time”

The Russian SVR and the American CIA have long been “fierce rivals.”

The head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Naryshkin , said that he had a conversation with the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States of America, John Ratcliffe, writes Reuters .

“I had a phone conversation with my American colleague, and we reserved for each other the opportunity to call at any time to discuss issues that interest us,” the Kremlin’s chief intelligence officer said in a comment to the propagandist https://t.me/zarubinreporter/4143 .

According to Russian media, Naryshkin’s last known conversation with CIA Director Ratcliffe took place in March 2025.

Reuters notes that the Russian SVR, which is the successor to the First Main Directorate of the KGB, and the American CIA have long been “fierce rivals.” After Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, both services began conducting public campaigns to recruit agents.

“The SVR and its predecessors ran some of the most damaging agents in US history, including Julius Rosenberg, who helped the Soviet Union obtain nuclear secrets, as well as moles Robert Hansen and Aldrich Ames, who betrayed thousands of American secrets,” the journalists added.

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US President Donald Trump supports imposing additional sanctions on Russia, US Senator Lindsey Graham said. According to him, the document could be passed by lawmakers after the July recess. In his opinion, Trump will also sign the bill.

The US president previously admitted that Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s territorial ambitions are not limited to Ukraine. At the same time, Trump continues to insist that the Kremlin leader wants to end the war against Ukraine.

“He would like to get out of this situation. It’s a mess for him. He called the other day and said, ‘Can I help you with Iran?’ I said, ‘No, you can help me with Russia,'” he said, adding that Putin is “a man who has been led astray.”

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