Transcript: NPR's full conversation with CIA Director William Burns
Jan 10, 2025 · CIA Director William J. Burns in his office in Langley, ... Kelly: Well, no one can predict the future, but your track record, Bill Burns, in that part of the world, in Russia, is not bad. Last ...
U.S. Spy Chief Took on Role of Negotiator in Gaza War
2 hours ago · As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back into his old life. By Julian E. Barnes and David E. Sanger Julian Barnes ...
William J. Burns on Putin and Russia - The Atlantic
Mar 8, 2019 · He imagined a common front in the post-9/11 War on Terror, in return for acceptance of Russia’s special influence in the former Soviet Union, with no encroachment by NATO beyond the Baltics and...
War in Ukraine Has Weakened Putin, C.I.A. Director Writes
Jan 30, 2024 · The war in Ukraine has “quietly corroded” the power of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, the C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, wrote in an essay published on Tuesday.
A reflection on William Burns’ remarks on Russia and China
Feb 8, 2024 · As the former ambassador to Russia (2005-08), Burns is confident to expose his view on Russia and particularly the ongoing “special military operation” in Ukraine, formally termed by the West as “Putin’s war in Ukraine”.
William Burns on Russia
Jul 21, 2023 · On January 11, President-elect Joe Biden selected William Burns to serve as his CIA director. Prior to his appointment, Burns served in the U.S. Foreign Service for 33 years, including in such roles as Deputy Secretary of State and as U.S. Ambassador to Russia.
CIA Director Called Russia to Make Clear That U.S. Had No Tie to …
Jun 30, 2023 · William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, called the leader of Russia’s foreign intelligence service after last week’s rebellion to assure the Kremlin that the United States had no...
The Putinologist: CIA chief’s long history with Putin ... - POLITICO
May 30, 2022 · But when CIA Director William Burns speaks of the Russian leader, an autocrat waging a brutal war on Ukraine, his words carry unusual weight.
Jul 1, 2023 · Russia which constantly reminds us that declining powers can be at least as disruptive as rising ones. Second are the problems without passports, like the climate crisis and global pandemics, which are beyond the reach of any one country to address, and are growing more extreme and existential.
How the US Managed, and Mismanaged, Russia: A ... - Russia …
Mar 12, 2019 · Among the most revealing strands in the book is Burns’ account of George W. Bush’s fateful push for NATO membership for Georgia and Ukraine—and the not only predictable but predicted consequences.
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