MOSCOW. Feb 12 (Interfax) - The Russian Foreign Ministry is not exaggerating when it talks about the connections of the non-systemic opposition in Russia with the West, and those who engage in deals with hostile special services should be defined using a "different term," rather than opposition, head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin said.
Naryshkin made these remarks after being asked by reporters to comment on the Russian Foreign Ministry's statements that the Russian opposition is working directly with the West. He was also asked whether Russian intelligence has facts confirming cooperation between the organizers of unauthorized rallies and foreign special services.
"The Foreign Ministry of Russia is not mistaken and isn't exaggerating anything in its comments. The only thing I can add to the aforementioned is that those who engage in criminal deals with the special services of countries that pursue a hostile policy toward the Russian Federation should not be called opposition. Rather, a different term should be used to define them," Naryshkin told reporters on Friday.