The CIA director met with Sergey Naryshkin, head of Russia's external intelligence service SVR, in Turkey in November 2022 to deliver a message about nuclear weapons consequences, and the meeting included Chinese diplomatic support for the message that Xi Jinping did not want nuclear weapons used in Ukraine.
factualpending
Speaker
Bill BurnsEvidence Quote
“the president sent me to talk to one of my Russian counterpart, Sergey Naryshkin, the head of their external intelligence service, the SVR. I met in Turkey in November of '22...the Chinese both privately and publicly made clear that they didn't want to see any use of nuclear weapons”
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:46:13 PM
My Notes
Loading notes...