37 minutes agoCIA Chief: Putin had planned takeover of Kiev within two days
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Russian President Vladimir Putin has planned the takeover of Kiev within two days, Central Intelligence Agency in the United States chief William Burns has said. Speaking at a hearing before the U.S. Congress, Burns told lawmakers he thinks Putin's angry now. He's likely to grow [...]
Speaking at a hearing before the U.S. Congress, Burns told lawmakers he thinks Putin's angry now.
It will probably increase its efforts to overthrow the Ukrainian army, despite civilian casualties”.
Burns has said Putin has involved himself in a explosive combination of “ankes and ambitions for many years”.
Meanwhile, National Intelligence Director Avril Haines said at a congress hearing Tuesday that American intelligence estimates Putin is unlikely to be curbed by obstacles the Russian Army has faced in Ukraine, suggesting he is doubling his campaign to keep Ukraine from NATO membership.
