Russia: intelligence sanctions are not a hindrance
The White House has temporarily suspended sanctions against the heads of the special services of the Russian Federation during negotiations with its colleagues, which will be held in Washington. This was announced at a briefing for journalists by the head of the State Department press service, Heather Nauert, commenting on the visit to Washington of the heads of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergey Naryshkin and the FSB Alexander Bortnikov, as well as the head of the Main Directorate (GU) of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Igor Korobov.
As Nauert stated, standard practice is that when deciding any issue where there is an interest in the US, the US administration can cancel or suspend sanctions against certain individuals. In this case, it was about coordinating the fight against terrorism and ISIS (the terrorist group "Islamic State", banned in Russia).
Nauert refused to disclose details of the visit of the heads of Russian intelligence agencies, citing federal legislation, according to which information about visa decisions is private and is prohibited from being made public.
CIA Director Michael Pompeo does not hide the fact that even taking into account the sanctions, he has to meet with his Russian colleagues. In his opinion, if the United States ignores the possibility of exchanging information with the special services of the Russian Federation, then this will pose a serious threat to the life (security) of Americans.
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As Nauert stated, standard practice is that when deciding any issue where there is an interest in the US, the US administration can cancel or suspend sanctions against certain individuals. In this case, it was about coordinating the fight against terrorism and ISIS (the terrorist group "Islamic State", banned in Russia).
Nauert refused to disclose details of the visit of the heads of Russian intelligence agencies, citing federal legislation, according to which information about visa decisions is private and is prohibited from being made public.
CIA Director Michael Pompeo does not hide the fact that even taking into account the sanctions, he has to meet with his Russian colleagues. In his opinion, if the United States ignores the possibility of exchanging information with the special services of the Russian Federation, then this will pose a serious threat to the life (security) of Americans.
Photos used: https://gdb.rferl.org/
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