Ratcliffe hatte im MĂ€rz 2026 bereits ein TelefongesprĂ€ch mit dem Chef des russischen Auslandsnachrichtendienstes SWR, Sergei Naryschkin, gefĂŒhrt. Das war der erste Kontakt auf diesem Level seit ĂŒber zwei Jahren.
Ob es um die Ukraine, den Iran, Geheimdienstfragen oder einen möglichen Gefangenenaustausch geht, bleibt offen. Weder die CIA noch die Regierungen in Washington und Moskau kommentierten den Zweck.
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Russiaâs Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergey Naryshkin and Chief of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States John Ratcliffe agreed on regular contact to reduce confrontation between Moscow and Washington, the SVR press office reported on Wednesday, following a phone talk between the heads of both intelligence agencies.
„I would ask myself the same question: do we even have intelligence services, do they work? And if they do, whoâs âprocessingâ the results of their work? If this is some âmasterstroke,â a planned maneuver, then whatâs happening with our troops in fallen Damascus, and what about the embassy?â
The US government is considering whether to assassinate the leaders of the new military administration in Niger, who seized power in late July, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has said.
While the White House is ânot satisfiedâ with events in the former French colony, it does not want to rely on military intervention by Nigerâs regional neighbors, the assessment released by the SVR on Thursday claimed. Washington considers that a âwetworkâ solution by a proxy would be preferable to military action by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Russian agency said.