Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William Burns held a meeting with his Russian counterpart in the Turkish capital, Ankara. He warned Russia against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
The New York Times writes about it.
Burnsʼ visit to Turkey and meeting with Russian representatives were confirmed by the U.S. National Security Council. This is the first meeting between representatives of the USA and Russia since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine.
Russian media wrote that Russia was represented by the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin.
The USA noted that Burns warned Russia against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine at the meeting. They also discussed the fate of Americans detained in the Russian Federation.
The U.S. National Security Council stressed that Burns did not discuss any issues of settling or ending the war in Ukraine. They also emphasized that Ukraine was warned in advance about Burnsʼ meeting with Naryshkin.
- The CIA Director William Burns visited Ukraine in early October to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyi and other officials. CNN writes that Burnsʼ trip is connected to the fact that the United States is increasingly concerned that "Russia may resort to nuclear weapons in its difficult war."