Russia's Director of Foreign Intelligence Was In The U.S. Last Week (Even Though He Is Under U.S. Sanctions)

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service chief Sergei Naryshkin. © Alexei Nikolsky/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS

TASS: Russian intelligence chief visits US to discuss war on terror — ambassador

The director of Russia’s foreign intelligence has visited the United States for consultations with US counterparts

MOSCOW, January 30. /TASS/. The director of Russia’s foreign intelligence SVR, Sergey Naryshkin, has visited the United States for consultations with US counterparts on the struggle against terrorism, Russian ambassador in Washington Anatoly Antonov said on the 60 Minutes show of the Rossiya-1 federal television channel on Tuesday.

"Sergey Naryshkin was here [in the United States]. He held consultations with his counterparts. Joint struggle against terrorism was discussed. We maintained contact in 2014 during the Sochi Olympics. Of course, we consider joint work this year, during the FIFA World Cup finals," Antonov said.

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WNU Editor: Some are not happy that Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergei Naryshkin was permitted to enter the country. What's my take .... I am not surprised. Terrorism and finding common ground is probably one reason why the U.S. and Russian spy masters decided that they should meet each other in New York City. But if I look at the timeline when he entered the U.S. .... it was around the same time that Turkey began its military invasion of northern Syria. Coincidence .... maybe not. And if I take the time .... I can probably list a few more events that would have required such a meeting. So .... is the world a safer place if they should not meet? If this blog has done anything in the past ten years .... it is to reveal how dangerous the world truly is. Cooperation .... even with governments that we do not agree with .... is unfortunately one of those necessary evils that we at times must compromise with, because lets face it .... the alternative may not be acceptable.

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