CIA Director Bill Burns Was In Moscow To Warn The Kremlin On Its Troop Buildup Near Ukraine

 

CIA Director William Burns Meets National Security Council Head Nikolai Patrushev In Moscow

CNN: CIA director dispatched to Moscow to warn Russia over troop buildup near Ukraine 

(CNN)President Joe Biden dispatched CIA Director Bill Burns to Moscow earlier this week to warn the Kremlin that the US is watching its buildup of troops near Ukraine's border closely, and to attempt to determine what is motivating Russia's actions. 

The rare trip by Burns to Russia, where he held talks with senior Kremlin security officials directly involved in the military activity, came as the US has grown increasingly concerned by Russia's irregular movement of troops and equipment near Ukraine's northern border, according to multiple US and Ukrainian sources briefed on the meeting. 

The Biden administration has ramped up its efforts in recent days to de-escalate growing tensions between Moscow and Kiev. 

Following his meetings in Russia, Burns spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone in an attempt to diffuse those tensions, the sources told CNN. 

A senior State Department official was also dispatched to Kiev on Thursday to support those efforts.  

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Update: CIA Chief Was Reportedly Dispatched to Russia to Warn Against Alleged Troop Build-Up Near Ukraine (Sputnik) 

WNU Editor: What precipitated the current crisis was this .... Ukraine Breaks Ceasefire. Strikes Eastern Rebels Using Turkish-Made TB2 Drones For The First Time (October 27, 2021). 

Ukraine news reports and social media that I trust are saying that CIA Director Bill Burns phoned Ukraine President Zelenskiy yesterday, and told him to also de-escalate.