German Chancellor Angela Merkel exchanged information with British intelligence on ISIS (known as Daesh in the Arab world) and Ukraine, The Times reports.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) � British "senior spies" briefed Merkel on�the threat posed by�Daesh radicals, while the German leader provided the British Security Service (MI5), the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) with�information on�Russian President Vladimir Putin and the situation in�Ukraine, The Times said on�Thursday.

The intelligence exchange took place during�Merkel�s October visit to�the United Kingdom. The secret briefing was attended by�British Prime Minister David Cameron, MI5 Director General Andrew Parker, MI6 head Alex Younger and director of�GCHQ Robert Hannigan.

According to�The Times, direct information exchanges between�British intelligence representatives and the German Chancellor are rare, although intelligence exchanges between�UK and German special services are held on�a regular basis.

By Sputnik