US, Russian spy chiefs meet in Turkey over Ukraine war
CIA chief warns his Russian counterpart "on the consequences of the use of nuclear weapons" during face-to-face talks in Ankara.
US and Russian spy chiefs traveled to Turkey's capital for a delicate meeting amid increasing fears that Russia may be readying to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
CIA Director William Burns warned his Russian counterpart Sergey Naryshkin against using tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, a White House official noted.
Burns was to deliver a message to his Russian counterpart, "on the consequences of the use of nuclear weapons by Russia, and the risks of escalation to strategic stability," the official, who spoke to Reuters, added.
While the Kremlin said it could neither confirm nor deny the meeting, Russia's Kommersant newspaper reported that a Russian delegation headed by Naryshkin, the head of Russia's foreign intelligence agency, traveled to Turkey.
