Putin thanks Trump for CIA tip that foiled terror plot in St. Petersburg

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Putin thanks Trump for CIA tip that foiled terror plot in St. Petersburg
Russian Politics & Diplomacy
December 17, 19:50UTC+3
According to the Russian president, the CIA alert was enough to expose and arrest the criminals
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© Alexei Druzhinin/Russian President's press service/TASS
MOSCOW, December 17. /TASS/.Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked his US counterpart, Donald Trump, for the CIA tipoff that led to the capture of terrorists who had plotted bomb attacks in St. Petersburg’s Kazan Cathedral and in other crowded places in Russia’s second largest city, the Kremlin press service said on Sunday following a telephone conversation between the two leaders.

"The Russian president thanked his US counterpart for the information shared by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that helped track down, expose and detain a group of terrorists who had plotted explosions in St. Petersburg’s Kazan Cathedral and in other crowded places in that city," the press service said, adding that the conversation was initiated by the Russian side.

According to the Russian president, the CIA alert was enough to expose and arrest the criminals. Putin asked Trump to convey his thanks to the CIA director and the intelligence officers who had obtained this information.

The Russian leader reassured the US president that "Russia’s security services, should they have information about possible terrorist threats to the United States and its citizens, will swiftly and unconditionally share it with their US colleagues via partner channels," the press service stressed.


The press office of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) reported earlier that seven members of a terrorist cell had been taken into custody for plotting terror attacks. They planned to commit a string of murders and IED blasts in crowded areas in St. Petersburg on December 16. One of those detained confessed in court that he had planned a terror explosion in the city’s landmark Kazan Cathedral.



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The bloodthirsty American deep state must be very sad today. Folks like John McCain and John Kerry would disapprove of this.

Let us see how far Trump manages to distance himself from the swamp.
As per popular lore isn't CIA part of the deep state?
Granted Pompeo is a Trump ally but still...
 

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As per popular lore isn't CIA part of the deep state?
Granted Pompeo is a Trump ally but still...
I do believe that the CIA and the State Department are both split at the moment. Hillary loyalists vs neutral parties (and therefore cooperative with Trump). Both the CIA and the State Dept regularly pay good $$$ to destabilise Russia through protests and other such stuff.
 

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US and Russia should have similar confidence building measures. They should de-escalate the tensions and make world a better place. What is there in this world that these 2 powers cannot achieve if they join hands. Biggest thing thing they can achieve is counter Chinese hegemony and teach China how to behave in the world order and respect international laws.
 

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US and Russia should have similar confidence building measures. They should de-escalate the tensions and make world a better place. What is there in this world that these 2 powers cannot achieve if they join hands. Biggest thing thing they can achieve is counter Chinese hegemony and teach China how to behave in the world order and respect international laws.
lol, but you are 100% correct, but it will never happen, as US Government run by Mic Military Industrial Complexes & Corporations ......... they live on blood, war, fear created among the Public....
 

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