Russian intelligence chief says he discussed "what to do with Ukraine" with CIA chief

Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, has said that in late June 2023, he spoke with CIA chief William Burns about "what to do with Ukraine".

Source: TASS, a Kremlin-aligned Russian news outlet; Meduza, a Latvia-based Russian independent news outlet

Quote: "Yes, indeed, the conversation took place at the end of last month. The reason for the phone call, as I see it, was the events of 24 June. It is clear how I answered this question about what happened.

It seems to me that it was more of a pretext, because the main part of the conversation was focused on discussing the topic and events around Ukraine. We were thinking, discussing what to do with Ukraine."

Details: According to Naryshkin, the conversation with the CIA director lasted about an hour.

Naryshkin also added that the possibility of a personal meeting with the CIA chief remained.

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