Head of the CIA: the lives of Americans will be threatened if the US does not work with the Russian Federation

In particular, he noted that Moscow's assistance is needed in the fight against terrorism. As the head of the Central Intelligence Directorate noted, the lives of Americans will be threatened if his agency does not work with Russia.

"Despite the fact that Russia remains an enemy, we would place the Americans' lives in a more serious threat if they ignored the possibility of cooperation with Russian special services in the fight against terrorism," Pompeo wrote in a letter addressed to Schumer.

In this case, the head of the CIA announced his intention to continue meetings with colleagues from Russia. "We continue to work together on issues such as aviation security and preventing the return of militants both to Russia and to America," Pompeo Tass quotes.

Earlier, a number of media outlets wrote about the meetings of the heads of intelligence services of the United States and Russia. These reports aroused concern among the US authorities.