CIA chief: US-Russia relations are hostile, but it is important to maintain communication channels

In an interview with CBS, he said that even in the most deeply hostile relationship, "open lines of communication" are necessary.

On February 21, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said that Moscow had offered the West work on a joint security system for many years.

The official representative of the UN Secretary General, Stephane Dujarric, stated the importance of continuing high-level interaction between Russia and the United States.