Sentence examples for use of Russian intelligence from inspiring English sources

But they declined to describe specifics of the session, which the Russian defense minister, Sergei B. Ivanov, said centered partly on the use of Russian intelligence to support the American military campaign in Afghanistan.

The other was the joint expulsion of Russian intelligence officers to retaliate for the attempted assassination of a former Russian spy, in which chemical weapons were used.

Officials say that late last year, a Russian provided the F.B.I. with a copy of Russian intelligence's file on Mr. Hanssen.

Inside the United States, in the meantime, Putin has overseen an apparent expansion of Russian intelligence operations.

"More recently, we see the willingness of Russian intelligence to carry out sabotage," he said.

"He is under the influence of Russian intelligence officials today.

"When Snowden absconded to the comfortable clutches of Russian intelligence, his treachery directly harmed a wide range of US intelligence and military operations.

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The new moves against the British Council, and the public use of the Russian intelligence service against its staff, were the latest twist in a downward spiral in relations since the death of Alexander V. Litvinenko, a former K.G.B. officer, in London in November 2006.

But during the campaign, Trump adviser Roger Stone exchanged messages with Guccifer 2.0, a Twitter account used by Russian intelligence.

"We used Russian intelligence in Afghanistan, but did not want to let them too close to what we were doing," says a former top official.