The head of the CIA came to Ukraine a few weeks ago to offer to exchange territories for peace.
CIA director William Burns arrived in Kyiv in mid-January 2023 to offer to end the war in exchange for the surrender of 20% of Ukrainian territories. This was reported by the Swiss publication Neue Zürcher Zeitung, citing two independent interlocutors with the German government.
It was noted that on behalf of US President Joe Biden, Burns offered Kyiv “peace in exchange for land”, and Moscow – “land in exchange for peace.” It is allegedly about 20% of the territory of Ukraine, which roughly coincides with the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.
According to the publication, Kyiv renounced the division of Ukrainian territory, while Moscow still has hopes of winning the war for a long time. The publication notes that the rejection of such a plan could be the reason for the decision to provide Ukraine with Western tanks.
Journalists wrote that it was after these trips by the CIA director that the US President decided to give in to the insistence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and decided to provide Ukraine with Abrams battle tanks. This unblocked the position of Berlin in the transfer of Leopard 2 – both from the stocks of other states, and from their own.
At the same time, according to NZZ, Biden’s decision came as a surprise to Scholz. Therefore, his decision about the Leopard 2 tanks can also be spontaneous, and not thought out, as the German side filed.
Recall that the secret visit of the head of the CIA, William Burns, to Kyiv became known only the following week.
By the way, this is not the first secret visit of Burns to Kyiv. The last time he visited Ukraine in this way was in November.
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Source: korrespondent
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