# SVR chief says Caribbean Crisis settlement shows escalation is not the only way

https://mins.news/en/item/45495

- TASS, 2026-09-04 13:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2182831

> SVR Director Sergey Naryshkin said the Cuban Missile Crisis, resolved through mutual concessions by the Soviet Union and the United States, shows that diplomacy can prevail over escalation and avert nuclear war. He warned that political propaganda can trap its creators in rigid worldviews and urged efforts to prevent further escalation in Eurasia.

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