TASS: Putin thanks Trump for CIA data that helped prevent terror attack in St. Petersburg
According to the Russian president, the CIA information was enough to expose and detain the criminals
MOSCOW, December 17. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked his US counterpart, Donald Trump, for CIA information that helped arrest terrorist who had plotted bomb attacks in St. Petersburg’s Kazan Cathedral and in other crowded places in Russia’s second largest city, the Kremlin press service said on Sunday after a telephone conversation between the two leaders.
"The Russian president thanked his US counterpart for information shared by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that helped trace, expose and detain a group of terrorists who had plotted explosions in St. Petersburg’s Kazan Cathedral and in other crowded places in that city," the press service said, adding that the conversation was initiated by the Russian side.
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WNU Editor: The take-down of this terror cell was first reported on Friday, but no one was aware of the CIA angle .... ISIS cell planned attacks on Kazan Cathedral & other St. Petersburg landmarks, foiled by FSB (RT). Apparently this terror cell was not only going to set-off multiple explosions, but they were also targeting St. Petersburg’s Kazan Cathedral. Bottom line .... if this terror attack was successful, the casualty rate would have been enormous. It should also be noted that many in the past have been critical on President Trump sharing intel with Russia, especially when it comes to ISIS .... Did President Trump Give Russia The Contents Of A Classified, And Highly Sensitive, Israeli Intelligence Operation? (November 23, 2017). Thankfully .... President Trump has a different point of view. Intel on terror groups should be shared .... the consequences of not cooperating could be dire for everyone involved. On a side note .... someone asked me a few days ago on why do Russians have a positive view towards President Trump .... even with all the problems in current U.S. - Russian relations. This will be one more reason why.
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3 comments:
Uh oh. Collusion. Where's Mueller?
Roger
If the president gives highly classified information about an ally, or from an ally, then that information should not be handed out at a meeting with a nation that we are often at odds with, unless (and this was not the case) there was an understanding worked out in advance with our intel agencies. Being snide about Mueller is not helpful. In fact, were I with Mueller, I would want to know why such info was given out when our own people were not allowed in the room with the Russian visitors
I think it's great that we could help the Russians. I hope they'd do the same for us (and I think they would). We need more of these working-together efforts, not less. We need more sharing of info, not less. But of course, it needs to be done in the right way, and we need to tread carefully.. it's Russia after all, and we don't want to upset CNN viewers (Russia = evil, right?) :)
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