CIA Director William Burns recently and discretely traveled to Kyiv where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his intelligence counterparts to discuss Russia's expected military maneuvers.
Burns, who visited back in October and November of last year as well, was in Ukraine for the meetings at the end of last week, which comes as U.S. officials are monitoring a possible Russian offensive in the coming months, according to the Washington Post."Director Burns traveled to Kyiv where he met with Ukrainian intelligence counterparts as well as President Zelensky and reinforced our continued support for Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression," a U.S.
The secret meeting came days ahead of Friday's meeting of defense leaders from across the globe at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Joint Chief Gen. Mark Milley will participate in the eighth meeting of the Defense Contact Group, which is made up of roughly 50 defense leaders globally, and the group convenes monthly to discuss the latest developments in the war and how they can best assist Ukraine.
At the heart of this meeting is Ukraine's frequent and now urgent requests for tanks, which Kyiv described earlier this week as"one of the most pressing and urgent needs." Instead, the package includes 90 Stryker Armored Personnel Carriers with 20 mine rollers and 59 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles with 590 TOW anti-tank missiles and 295,000 rounds of 25mm ammunition. This “will provide Ukraine with two brigades of armored capability” when combining it with the 50 Bradleys that were included in the previous aid package, according to a Pentagon announcement.
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