Russia and the FBI Revive Quiet Cooperation Against Transnational Crime

A visit by FBI Director Kash Patel to Moscow, the first by the head of the bureau in a decade, could prove to be far more than a symbolic gesture of cooperation. It may also become part of a broader and more complex exchange of intelligence and operational information. FSB and FBI Always Maintained Communication FBI Director Kash Patel told Reuters that the bureau has established new law enforcement partnerships with Russia and China to combat transnational threats, including fentanyl trafficking, cyber fraud, child sexual exploitation, and organized crime. His remarks reinforce earlier reports that Patel is preparing to visit Moscow and St. Petersburg, reportedly in October. The key question is how valuable such contacts with the FBI-not to be confused with the CIA-are for Russia.