CIA Director Traveled In Secret To Kyiv To Meet Ukraine President Zelensky And His Senior Intelligence Officials

CIA director holds secret meeting with Zelensky on Russia’s next steps © Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post  

Washington Post: CIA director holds secret meeting with Zelensky on Russia’s next steps 

CIA Director William J. Burns traveled in secret to Ukraine’s capital at the end of last week to brief President Volodymyr Zelensky on his expectations for what Russia is planning militarily in the coming weeks and months, said a U.S. official and other people familiar with the visit. Burns’s travel comes at a critical juncture in the 11-month war. 

Russian forces are mounting a massive assault near the eastern city of Bakhmut that is causing many casualties on both sides and forcing Ukraine to weigh its resources there as it prepares a major counteroffensive elsewhere in the country. 

Top of mind for Zelensky and his senior intelligence officials during the meeting was how long Ukraine could expect U.S. and Western assistance to continue following Republicans’ takeover of the House and a drop-off in support of Ukraine aid among parts of the U.S. electorate, said people familiar with the meeting. 

All spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private high-level engagement. 

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WNU Editor: This meeting happened last week. My gut tells me that this meeting happened because this is a war of attrition, and Ukraine is losing men and equipment at a rate that is not sustainable. The CIA Director was there to share with the Ukraine President and his top advisers Langley's assessments and concerns.

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