Russia's Intelligence Service Compared the Declared Unity of the West to a Chimera
Sergey Naryshkin called the unity of Western intelligence communities chimeras based on the megalomania of elites.
SUMMARY
Sergey Naryshkin, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, stated that the unity of the West and its intelligence communities is a chimera, based not on the common interests of the peoples but on the megalomania and exclusivity of elites seeking to contain Russia and inflict a strategic defeat.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Sergey Naryshkin compared the unity of Western intelligence communities to chimeras.
- The unity of the West is based on the megalomania and exclusivity of elites, not on common interests.
- Western elites aim to contain Russia and inflict a strategic defeat on it.
CORE SUBJECT
Declared unity of Western intelligence communities
MOSCOW, December 18. /TASS/. Sergey Naryshkin, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), compared the declared unity of the West and its intelligence communities to chimeras in an interview with TASS.
"Regarding the part of your question about the degree of solidarity within the Western intelligence community, I would not exaggerate. The unity of the West in general and its intelligence communities in particular is a chimera," he said in response to a question about how united and effective the Western intelligence communities are.
"It is not based on the common fundamental interests of the peoples of these countries, but on the megalomania and exclusivity of their elites, who dream of containing Russia and inflicting a strategic defeat on us."
KEYWORDS
MENTIONED ENTITIES 3
Sergey Naryshkin
👤 Person_MaleDirector of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service
🏛️ OrganizationRussian foreign intelligence agency
West
OtherCollective term for Western countries and their elites
NOTABLE QUOTES 2
"The unity of the West in general and its intelligence communities in particular is a chimera."
Context: Response to a question about the degree of solidarity within the Western intelligence community
"It is not based on the common fundamental interests of the peoples of these countries, but on the megalomania and exclusivity of their elites, who dream of containing Russia and inflicting a strategic defeat on us."
Context: Commentary on the motives of Western elites