Head of the Federal Security Service Aleksandr Bortnikov. (RIA Novosti/Sergey Guneev)

RT: FSB director calls for further cooperation with the US in face of common threats

The professional cooperation between special services must continue despite the strained relations between nations, the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service said during his visit to the United States.

Aleksandr Bortnikov told reporters in Washington DC that it was impossible to solve political contradictions without using all the special services’ capabilities. “This is a very important aspect that acts as a foundation of everything that can have further positive impact on the situation.”

WNU Editor: He has his work cut out for him because we are living times. Even during the height of the Cold War the U.S. and the Soviet Union did find ways to cooperate .... but those times are over. On a side note, here is an interesting commentary on how the post-Cold War order is shaping up .... Post-Cold War Order Is Breaking Down (Fyodor Lukyanov, Moscow Times)