Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) head Sergei Naryshkin confirms that he meets CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Moscow. Naryshkin tells journalists that the encounter took place earlier this week and characterizes it as routine. He says there is “nothing unusual” about meetings between intelligence service heads, whether in person or online, and frames them as part of regular intelligence work.
According to the SVR chief, such working-level meetings occur frequently with counterparts from intelligence organizations across different continents. He also says the Moscow talks covered issues that fall within the scope of American and Russian intelligence agencies, without presenting specific details about subjects discussed. Outlets reporting on his remarks largely focus on the confirmation of the meeting itself and the claim that it is standard practice rather than an exceptional event.
