Kremlin, on CIA video aimed at Russians, says our special services are monitoring

[May 16, 2023]  (Reuters) - Commenting on a YouTube video encouraging Russians to make contact with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA, the Kremlin said on Tuesday that its own special services were tracking Western intelligence activity.

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The short video in Russian, entitled "Why I made contact with the CIA: my decision", appeared on the CIA's official YouTube channel.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he had not paid attention to it, but added: "I am convinced that our special services are monitoring this space in the necessary way."

He added: "We all know perfectly well that the CIA and other Western intelligence services are not reducing their activity on the territory of our country."

(Reporting by Reuters, writing by Mark Trevelyan; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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