The directors of the Central Intelligence Agency and Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service spoke by phone for the first time in more than two years, reports say.

The rare exchange between SVR and CIA signals a potential shift in Washington-Moscow relations.

The heads of U.S. and Russian spy agencies spoke by phone and agreed to keep up regular contacts to lower the temperature in U.S.-Russia relations, Russian news reports say.

The heads of the U.S. and Russian intelligence agencies spoke by phone and agreed to maintain regular contact in an effort to ease tensions between the two countries, Russian state media reported Wednesday.