US, Russian intelligence chiefs meet in Ankara

The US and Russian chiefs of intelligence held a rare face-to-face meeting in Ankara on Monday, the White House said.

In what appeared to be the highest-level direct talks between officials of the two countries since the ongoing conflict began in Ukraine in February, US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns met with Sergey Naryshkin, head of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Tuesday that Russia-US talks did take place in Ankara at the initiative of the US side.