with Russian President Vladimir Putin betting that waning Western interest and"political fatigue" could afford his military a new chance at making battlefield gains.
CIA Director William Burns speaks during an event as part of the Trainor Award ceremony at Georgetown University on Feb. 2, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The career diplomat and former ambassador to Russia said Western intelligence showed Moscow was not interested in peace talks, despite occasional reports to the contrary.
Burns engaged in a moderated discussion at Georgetown University Thursday, where he was being awarded the Trainor Award for Excellence in the Conduct of Diplomacy. A former deputy secretary of state, Burns also served as ambassador to Jordan and worked during the Obama administration to start backdoor talks with Iran that paved the way for the 2015 nuclear deal.
Of Iran, he said domestic instability driven by widespread demonstrations there had made Tehran's regime"increasingly unsettled.""I do think as we look ahead to 2023 --- and in my most recent trip, this was reinforced --- the Middle East is going to reemerge as a particularly complicated set of challenges for American policymakers as well," Burns said.
"That is a deeply unhealthy development and we're working very hard to counter it, because that's threatening to Africans across the continent right now," he said. He said Xi was closely watching Putin's experience in Ukraine and, while likely"unsettled" by Russia's lackluster military performance, thus far remained"committed" to the partnership the two countries declared last year.
Ukraine is the most corrupt country in Europe/Asia. All the money laundered through Ukraine is going to Ukrainian politicians for Zelensky's wife's Paris wardrobe, politician cars and houses, and of course, the 10% for the 'big guy.
6 months will be critical - that is why no ATACAMS and GLSDB only in 9 month, right?
Shoot the damn balloon down!
LyinBiden is putting us into ww3
The war in Ukraine won't escalate out of control for a long time. This is slow, methodical, and posh to an extent. This war won't end until Russia has established separate payment channels to bypass U.S sanctions and the like. This isn't about territory it's about the future.
You can't make that up 😂😂😂😂 William Burns went to Russia to see Putin to sell part of Ukraine 😀😀😀 Americans really are modern Nazis
POTUS. What happened to the happy coalition you made? Why are some countries not helping anymore? You need to make the rounds again.
If more arms and more artillery could not end the war in Ukraine then what next? War without end ? Nobody wants to talk about ending the war in Ukraine
FORTY-SIX Biolabs supported by the US on the Ukraine border with Russia. Ethnic cleansing by the Ukrainians in the Donbas region for 8 years prior to invasion... Get a fucking clue.
Are we STILL pretending that the US government and the CIA were not the reason for incursion by the Russian's?
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