Category: CIA
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CIA provided Ukraine with vital intelligence in first days of war
“The CIA director provided a vital piece of intelligence that helped Ukraine significantly in the first days of the war: He warned that Russian forces planned to seize Antonov Airport in Hostomel… and use it to fly in troops for a push to take Kiev,” according to a report published by The Wall Street Journal […]
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U.S. Senate confirms William Burns to be CIA director
The U.S. Senate confirmed veteran diplomat William Burns on Thursday to become President Joe Biden’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director. The Senate voted by unanimous consent, without objection, to approve Burns, a former ambassador to Russia and former deputy secretary of state, to head the agency. Burns served as ambassador in Russia and Jordan and […]