War in Ukraine. The director of the CIA traveled to Kiev to meet with Vladimir Zelensky

CIA Director William Burns, who will take office starting in spring 2021, recently made a secret trip to the Ukrainian capital to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky, media reported Thursday. Reuters: American official.

“Director William Burns traveled to Kiev, where he met with Ukrainian intelligence officials as well as President Zelensky and reaffirmed our continued support for Ukraine’s defense against Russian aggression.said an American official on condition of anonymity.

However, the source of the question did not elaborate on when exactly the meeting took place. that washington post: , who also responded to this meeting, said that the visit of the director of the American intelligence agency took place at the end of last week. William Burns specifically briefed the Ukrainian president on his analysis of Russia’s future military strategies. He would admit to Vladimir Zelensky, again according to the American daily, that American aid could be less obvious depending on the American political context. The victory of the Republicans in the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections would cause.

In Kiev before the war

The CIA director visited Kiev before the war, according to the newspaper The Independent citing an upcoming book by White House writer Chris Whipple. William Burns then moved to warn the president of Ukraine about Russian assassination plans against him.

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion on February 24, the CIA director has occasionally intervened in the public arena to offer certain observations of the American intelligence agency. You don’t have to”carry lightly“He announced about Putin’s nuclear threat, in particular, in April, confirming that, however, he did not notice it.”specific signs, such as deployments or military measures, that may heighten our concerns“.