CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Russian SVR Head Sergey Naryshkin had a phone call to help ensure international stability and security and reduce confrontation in bilateral relations.
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Ratcliffe and Naryshkin phone call on Ukraine talks
Sergey Naryshkin and John Ratcliffe held a telephone conversation on March 11 to discuss reducing confrontation between Moscow and Washington
The agencies agreed to maintain communication to help ensure international stability and security, as well as to reduce confrontation
The two intelligence services discussed issues of interaction in the areas of common interest and crisis management
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