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Posted on December 18, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleSergei Naryshkin, Russia's foreign intelligence director, recently spoke with MI6's new chief, Blaise Metreweli, highlighting official intelligence ties.
MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign intelligence director, Sergei Naryshkin, said that he had recently spoken by telephone to the chief of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), TASS reported on Thursday.
"A few days ago, I had a rather lengthy telephone conversation with the newly appointed chief of MI6, [Blaise] Metreweli," said Naryshkin, the director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).
Naryshkin said that Russian intelligence officers worked officially in London and that SIS officers worked officially in Moscow, TASS reported. He gave no further details.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
MI6, also known as the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), is the United Kingdom's foreign intelligence service, responsible for dealing with international intelligence matters and protecting the UK's national security.
Intelligence officers are responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information related to national security, often working undercover to gather sensitive data.
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