Russian, US spy chiefs didn't discuss Ukraine - envoy

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Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergey Naryshkin and United States Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns did not discuss or negotiate a potential settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, Elizabeth Rood (pictured), the chargee d'affaires of the US mission to Russia, clarified.

The two intelligence service leaders talked about nuclear risks, which was the purpose of their recent meeting in Ankara, Rood told RIA Novosti.

New contacts via this communication channel are not planned at the moment, she added.

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