# Russian intelligence chief says meeting with US counterpart was ‘part of the job’

https://mins.news/en/item/34358

- TASS, 2026-08-27 12:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2178417

> Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergey Naryshkin confirmed meeting CIA Director John Ratcliffe during Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow. Naryshkin described talks between intelligence chiefs as routine work and said they discussed intelligence matters. Donald Trump likewise called the trip “semi-routine.”

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