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Scott Ritter: CIA on Russian Soil, Hungary Flips the Script, and Iran's Clock Ticks (Video)

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In this 26 August 2026 published video, host Nima R. Alkhorshid talks with Scott Ritter about Russian, Hungarian, and Iranian affairs. The discussion centers around reported high-level intelligence meetings in Moscow between U.S. and Russian intelligence chiefs to manage geopolitical tensions and avoid direct escalation. 

The commentary highlights direct communication between the head of the CIA and the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergey Naryshkin. Ritter emphasizes that backchannel discussions have continued throughout the war in Ukraine to manage nuclear thresholds and conflict red lines. Ritter asserts that Western media operations attempt to project a “window of vulnerability” for the Russian leadership. He argues these efforts are aimed at a small segment of the Russian population sympathetic to Western liberal values but ultimately fail to undermine the high internal popularity of Vladimir Putin. The core of Ritter’s analysis focuses on why these meetings are happening: the critical need to avoid an accidental strategic miscalculation. He details that past CIA intelligence assessments warned Congress that Russia’s nuclear doctrine is not a bluff, prompting the U.S. to maintain direct lines of communication to prevent a sudden escalation into tactical nuclear war. 

https://youtu.be/0tjV_CNWchk



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