Posted on Jul 2, 2023
CIA Director Burns says the Wagner uprising's fallout 'will play out for some time'
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CIA Director William Burns said that the repercussions of the recent aborted revolt in Russia led by Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin won't blow over any time soon and offer a reminder of the damage President Putin's regime has inflicted on Russia.
"It is striking that Prigozhin preceded his actions with a scathing indictment of the Kremlin's mendacious rationale for its invasion of Ukraine, and of the Russian military leadership's conduct of the war," Burns said on Saturday in a speech delivered at the Ditchley Foundation in Oxfordshire, England. "The impact of those words and those actions will play out for some time, a vivid reminder of the corrosive effect of Putin's war on his own society and his own regime."
CIA Director William Burns said that the repercussions of the recent aborted revolt in Russia led by Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin won't blow over any time soon and offer a reminder of the damage President Putin's regime has inflicted on Russia.
"It is striking that Prigozhin preceded his actions with a scathing indictment of the Kremlin's mendacious rationale for its invasion of Ukraine, and of the Russian military leadership's conduct of the war," Burns said on Saturday in a speech delivered at the Ditchley Foundation in Oxfordshire, England. "The impact of those words and those actions will play out for some time, a vivid reminder of the corrosive effect of Putin's war on his own society and his own regime."
CIA Director Burns says the Wagner uprising's fallout 'will play out for some time'
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Reiterating President Biden's assertion that the U.S. and its allies played no part in the uprising, Burns said the U.S. "has had and will have no part" in what it says is an internal Russian affair.
Burns called Russia's war on Ukraine a "strategic failure for Russia — its military weaknesses laid bare," while NATO forces have "grown bigger and stronger," he said.
Burns, the U.S. ambassador to Russia between 2005 to 2008, has watched Putin closely for years. After the CIA came to believe Russia was planning a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Burns met with Putin in late 2021. The visit left him discouraged and convinced that the Russian leader was leaning toward an attack on Ukraine.
The moment of "disaffection" with Putin's war, Burns said in his remarks Saturday, gives the CIA a rare opportunity to recruit Russian intelligence sources.
"We're very much open for business," Burns said, noting that the agency recently posted on the messaging platform Telegram "to let brave Russians know how to contact us safely on the dark web.""
..."Reiterating President Biden's assertion that the U.S. and its allies played no part in the uprising, Burns said the U.S. "has had and will have no part" in what it says is an internal Russian affair.
Burns called Russia's war on Ukraine a "strategic failure for Russia — its military weaknesses laid bare," while NATO forces have "grown bigger and stronger," he said.
Burns, the U.S. ambassador to Russia between 2005 to 2008, has watched Putin closely for years. After the CIA came to believe Russia was planning a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Burns met with Putin in late 2021. The visit left him discouraged and convinced that the Russian leader was leaning toward an attack on Ukraine.
The moment of "disaffection" with Putin's war, Burns said in his remarks Saturday, gives the CIA a rare opportunity to recruit Russian intelligence sources.
"We're very much open for business," Burns said, noting that the agency recently posted on the messaging platform Telegram "to let brave Russians know how to contact us safely on the dark web.""
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True and let's see who falls apart first the USA or Russia? President Biden looks compromised. The media is protecting him and now we're finding out for justice department is stonewalling.
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