They would not have to collude; there is no incentive for either to publicly endorse a secure algorithm. Both Russian and U.S. intelligence services want the ab

They would not have to collude; there is no incentive for either to publicly endorse a secure algorithm. Both Russian and U.S. intelligence services want the ability to break into anything. They would publicly endorse insecure algorithms, and then employ more secure algorithms in their own classified systems. I think encryption quality is best evaluated by math and technical testing, not international political triangulation.