It is a trip that was not made public at the time it took place. Perhaps because of its critical character. William Burns, the current director of the CIA, recently visited Ukraine, where he met with intelligence officials and President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to a report from the Washington Post, confirmed to AFP by an American official, Friday, June 30. This secret visit took place in June, according to the American daily, the first newspaper to report on it, when Kiev troops had already launched their counter-offensive, in the east and south of the country, against Russian forces. .
According to the American official, interviewed by AFP on condition of anonymity, the head of the intelligence agency “traveled to Ukraine as he has done regularly since the beginning more than a year ago of the recent Russian aggression”. On this occasion, William Burns reaffirmed “US commitment to intelligence sharing to help Ukraine defend against Russian aggression”, explained the same source. According to Washington PostUkrainian leaders presented him with plans to retake occupied territories and begin ceasefire negotiations by the end of the year.
2023-07-01 09:47:31
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