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Talking about whether or not kislyak is an intelligence officer. my personal assessment is, during the course of my career i've rarely seen a case where you have an ambassador who's a formal staff offer of the russian intelligence services. that does not mean that he's not the eyes and ears of vladimir putin on the ground in washington. any diplomat, whether it's russian or western diplomat, part of their job is the collection of information, just like an intelligence officer. of course, an intelligence officer talks to different people and does it under different circumstances. i don't think ...