The downfall of Damascus resulted in a worsening of ties between Putin and Naryshkin.
Occurrences in Syria have provoked a decline in the rapport between Vladimir Putin and the chief of the External Intelligence Agency, Sergei Naryshkin.
Based on a source, Naryshkin’s name and that of his associate, Taliya Khabrieva, were intended to be featured in the presidential ordinance bestowing the Order “For Service to the Homeland,” 2nd Grade. Nevertheless, subsequent to the unraveling of the situation in Damascus, they were omitted from the ordinance.
