The Russian newspaperKommersant‘ mail this Monday An information according to which the Russian and American delegations they are carrying out negotiations in the Turkish capitalto which he would go Sergey NaryshkinDirector of Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.
The meeting, which has not been publicly announced, it has not been confirmed or denied by the spokesperson for Kremlin, Dmitry Peskovto questions from the Russian media.
Reuters confirmed that whoever is meeting with Russian foreign intelligence in Ankara is the Director of the CIAWilliam Joseph Burns.
The last time a US delegation met their Russian counterparts was the last January 10th during a meeting a Geneva (Switzerland) for discuss security guaranteeswhich in Russian public opinion was considered the origin of the invasion of Ukraine.
In Octoberlos defense officials from both countries They held their first online meeting since May on the occasion of the war in Ukraine, as confirmed by the Kremlin in a statement.
During that conversation, the US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austintransferred the Russian minister, Sergei Shoiguthe need to “keep the lines of communication open” in the context of Russia’s war with Ukraine.