US intelligence agencies predict that the combat in Ukraine will continue to wane through the upcoming winter. Even though Russia has lost more than half of the territory it had conquered, the war in Ukraine is already in its ninth month. The majority of the fighting is currently taking place near the eastern Ukrainian cities … Read more
US intelligence officials suspect Iran is looking to Russia for assistance to strengthen its nuclear weapons programme. Tehran has been requesting assistance from Moscow in getting more nuclear materials, insiders say. Fuel could help Iran power its nuclear reactors and could potentially further shorten Iran’s so-called “breakout time” to create a nuclear weapon. US intelligence … Read more
DNI Avril Haines says she will conduct a “classification review” of documents seized by investigators. Some of those documents were labelled “top secret”, the highest level of US classification. The letter came as the US justice department on Friday, following a court order. A examination of any potential vulnerabilities to national security posed by a … Read more
Ukrainian military were taught by CIA veterans following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, which officials think is what is assisting them in their current conflict with the Kremlin. After Russia invaded Crimea eight years ago, paramilitary officers with the Central Intelligence Agency’s Special Activities Division began covert training in sniper, anti-tank combat, and surveillance … Read more
WASHINGTON – Faced with accusations of “alarmism” over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Washington is on the defensive over the credibility of its warnings, even as it keeps certain cards close to its chest. “This is not alarmism. This is simply the facts,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday in a press … Read more
WASHINGTON – Is Joe Biden “weak” in the face of Russia, Iran or North Korea? This is the accusation leveled by opponents of the US president, who is trying to balance a firm hand with pragmatism to overcome multiple international crises and focus on a rising China. “Is it any surprise that Chinese planes are flying over … Read more
Washington: US intelligence has warned the Biden administration that the Taliban could take over most of Afghanistan in two to three years if US troops were withdrawn without a power-sharing agreement between the warring parties. According to the details, a report in the New York Times quoted unnamed US officials as saying that such a … Read more
