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War in Ukraine
‘Flawed Assumptions’: How CIA Saw Through Putin’s Plan to Invade Ukraine
Former CIA boss William Burns reveals how intelligence was used to expose the Kremlin’s false narratives and to help build a coalition against Russia.
Sept. 10, 2025
Russia
Block of Discord: SCO Summit’s Silence on Ukraine Is Putin’s Weakness, Says Ex-CIA Analyst
Summit’s failure to firm up support for Moscow reveals that even nations with authoritarian governments are not a monolithic front, argues Paul Goble, former State Department adviser and CIA analyst.
Sept. 3, 2025
US
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Chief Says Spoke to US CIA Counterpart
The talks come as Moscow and Washington show cautious signs of warming ties, even as Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to ignore US President Donald Trump’s calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
June 29, 2025
US
OPINION: What’s Wrong With Tulsi Gabbard?
The US intel chief’s ominous warning makes her seem more unhinged by conspiratorial thinking than she usually is. Gabbard is doubling down on her penchant for spouting Kremlin narratives.
June 12, 2025
War in Ukraine
Michael Gloss, Son of Top-Level CIA Official, Died Fighting for Moscow
A Russian media outlet has detailed how a boy scout from a militant family grew up to be an ecologist and eventually a foot soldier for Putin’s army who died in Ukraine.
April 25, 2025
Ukraine
The Unseen Threat: Russia’s Growing Intelligence Presence in the West
Russia is waging an intelligence war against the West – cyberattacks, sabotage, and disinformation are just the beginning. Here’s how it must respond now, says an American intelligence insider.
April 23, 2025
Russia
Did Soviet Soldiers Turn to Stone in Alien Encounters, According to CIA?
A declassified CIA briefing referenced an old Ukrainian news report that alleged an alien encounter in Siberia, which in turn cited the CIA, with the agency neither confirming nor denying the report.
April 14, 2025
War in Ukraine
‘Ukrainians Will Fight With Their Bare Hands’: CIA Chief Warns Against Unjust Peace
John Ratcliffe said that Russia is gradually gaining ground in the war, but he also said people have underestimated Ukraine’s ability to resist.
March 26, 2025
US
Heads of CIA, Russian Intelligence Agency Held Phone Call: Russian News Reports
In the first such contact in several years, CIA chief John Ratcliffe and SVR chief Sergei Naryshkin spoke by phone and “agreed on regular contact” between their organisations.
March 12, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: Trump’s Decision to Stop Intel Sharing With Ukraine Hurts the US
The decision comes as Washington piles new requirements on Kyiv to restart military aid.
March 7, 2025
US
Trump Could Share Sensitive Intel with Russia, Former US Officials Warn
Ex-officials fear Trump could hand US secrets to Russia – now allies may cut intel ties with Washington. Past attempts at US-Russia intelligence cooperation largely failed.
March 6, 2025
US
‘Time to Find a New Line of Work’ – CIA Sends Employees Offers to Resign as Trump Purges Federal Staff
As part of the new US administration’s “house-cleaning” operations, intelligence officials were told they could receive eight months of pay if they quit.
Feb. 6, 2025
US
‘I Refuse to Be Their Puppet’ – Trump’s Intel Chief Pick Faces Tough Questions About Russian Sympathies
US Senators from both sides of the aisle given pause about the nominee for the Director of National Intelligence, due to her friendliness with dictators and leniency for intel whistleblower Snowden.
Jan. 31, 2025
Trump
US Senate Confirms Trump’s CIA Pick, Clears Way for Hegseth Approval
Trump’s nominee for CIA Director breezes through US Senate, while the president’s controversial Department of Defense pick passes procedural vote, but not without Republican objection.
Jan. 24, 2025
War in Ukraine
Zelensky Meets CIA Director William Burns in Ukraine
Zelensky said he had met Burns on multiple occasions throughout the war, but their meetings had been undisclosed.
Dec. 22, 2024
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Faces World’s Lowest Birth Rate and Highest Death Rate, CIA Report Says
The death rate in Ukraine is 18.6 per thousand people, while the birth rate is six children per thousand people.
Sept. 13, 2024