spymaster
noun
spy·mas·ter
ˈspī-ˌma-stər 
: the head of a ring of spies : a director of intelligence
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In the fall of 2022, U.S. and Russian spymasters met in Turkey.
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Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
In the fall of 2022, U.S. and Russian spymasters met in Turkey amid U.S. concerns that Russia could resort to nuclear weapons amid battlefield setbacks.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Russia is likely to include Yuri Ushakov, his chief Kremlin foreign policy advisor, and spymaster Sergei Naryshkin, as well as financier Kirill Dmitriev, who may play a role as an unofficial back-channel with Trump's negotiators, Bloomberg reported.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
And in the fall of 2022, U.S. and Russian spymasters met in Turkey to address concerns that Moscow could use nuclear weapons in the war.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
In the fall of 2022, U.S. and Russian spymasters met in Turkey amid U.S. concerns that Russia could resort to nuclear weapons amid battlefield setbacks.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Russia is likely to include Yuri Ushakov, his chief Kremlin foreign policy advisor, and spymaster Sergei Naryshkin, as well as financier Kirill Dmitriev, who may play a role as an unofficial back-channel with Trump's negotiators, Bloomberg reported.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
And in the fall of 2022, U.S. and Russian spymasters met in Turkey to address concerns that Moscow could use nuclear weapons in the war.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Spymaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spymaster. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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