The Kremlin said on Tuesday (16 May) its agencies were tracking Western spy activity after the US Central Intelligence Agency published a video encouraging Russians to make contact via a secure internet channel.

The short video in Russian was accompanied by a text saying the agency wanted to hear from military officers, intelligence specialists, diplomats, scientists and people with information about Russia’s economy and its leadership.

“Contact us. Perhaps the people around you don’t want to hear the truth. We want to,” the text said.