Secret talks that led to the Gaza hostages agreement. The announcement of a prisoner swap agreement negotiated by Qatar and Egypt. McGurk and Josh Geltzer were given instructions by Sullivan to form the team. The Qatari government requested the formation of a small team of experts to assist in the efforts to rescue the hostages, … Read more
CIA Director briefed Volodymyr Zelenskyy on US expectations. To negotiate future military shipments to Ukraine, Western defense leaders will meet. Ukraine has persisted in pressing the US and its Western allies for further help. CIA Director Bill Burns briefed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv last week on the US expectations for Russia’s military preparations … Read more
CIA Director Bill Burns will meet with Sergey Naryshkin in Ankara to discuss the cases of “unjustly detained US citizens”. The meeting is part of an effort by the US to “communicate with Russia on managing risk,” a National Security Council spokesperson said. CIA Director Bill Burns is meeting with his Russian intelligence counterpart, Sergey Naryshkin, … Read more
When Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his Victory Day statement on Monday, US officials found him somber and dejected. They were determining the Russian leader’s ultimate goals in Ukraine. Officials in the Biden administration have been pondering options for Putin to quit his unjustified war if he chooses so. They believe Putin is undeterred and … Read more
CIA Director Bill Burns said that there are no indications that Russia is ready to use tactical nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict. “We don’t see, as an intelligence community, practical evidence at this point of Russian planning for the deployment or even potential use of tactical nuclear weapons,” Burns said. “Given the kind of … Read more
CIA Director Bill Burns said that China is closely monitoring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and is likely altering its long-term plans for obtaining control of Taiwan based on the lessons learned.. “Clearly the Chinese leadership is trying to look carefully at what lessons they should draw from Ukraine about their own ambitions and Taiwan,” Burns … Read more
