Sergei Naryshkin, director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) of Russia, said that at one time he personally encountered betrayal in intelligence. According to him, every betrayal is a heavy blow.
“In my personal professional career, I also met a traitor on my way. One thing is reassuring – these traitors either have already burned out in the fire of hell, or they will definitely burn out, “the head of the SVR said on the air of the Zvezda TV channel.
He did not specify who the traitor was, adding that he was not worthy of it. “A traitor is a traitor. Well, what to tell about him? He is not worthy of this, “Naryshkin emphasized.
He also named possible reasons for the intelligence betrayal. “One of the reasons is that during the selection period, during the first period of service, some qualities, motives that lead to this were not revealed. This is the first thing. Second, it cannot be ruled out that over the years the employee has undergone some internal changes in his consciousness, under the influence of one or another of his personal qualities or the circumstances in which he found himself, “said the head of the SVR.