“White House Downplays Russian Spy Plot, Says Obama Knew Before Medvedev Visit”
Published June 29, 2010 | FOXNews.com
SNIPPET: “Gordon said the arrests merely show that the two countries have not yet reached the level of “trust and cooperation” where they can be completely open with one another.
“I don’t think anyone in this room is shocked to have discovered that. And so yes, you know, we’re moving towards a more trusting relationship. We’re beyond the Cold War. I think our relations absolutely demonstrate that. But as I say, I don’t think anyone was hugely shocked to know that some vestiges of old attempts to use intelligence are still there,” he said.
The statements appeared to clash with comments from Justice officials, one of whom described the charges as “the tip of the iceberg” of a Russian intelligence conspiracy against the United States.”