“I have been working with Russians since I became director of the CIA. There are areas in which our countries can work together; I worked closely with them when it was necessary to foil terrorist conspiracies. And they helped us too, saved the lives of Americans by providing us with information. We helped them thwart terrorist plans in St. Petersburg, ”the Secretary of State said in an interview with Washington Examiner.
At the same time, Pompeo added that sometimes Russia “behaves contrary to the concepts of democracy and freedom”. As an example, he cited Russia's policy towards Syria and Ukraine.
In March, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the United States intelligence agencies, like the Russian ones, "work globally."
He recalled the detention of two supporters of the Islamic State terrorist group * in St. Petersburg at the end of 2019, which was carried out thanks to information transmitted by Washington.
* “Islamic State” (IG) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.