William Burns, head of the CIA, is said to have met with Putin and Zelenskyj before the war: background information on topsecret missions
By: VirgilioNotizie | Published on: 04042022 10:58
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine surprised many, but not Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The President would have actually met the head of the CIA, William Burns, in the previous months. Missions in absolute secrecy, the existence of which has now come to light after some time. what were they key meeting and what Zelensky and Burns would have said to each other.
The CIA and the meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy before the war
The Wall Street Journal put the pieces of the puzzle together.
According to the American newspaper, the head of the CIA, Wilhelm burnsHe would have been the protagonist of two top secret missions.
The first a to fly (November 2021) to deliver Wladimir Putin the message that if the West attacked Ukraine, it would respond with tough sanctions;
The second A Kyiv (January 2022) to warn the President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the Kremlin’s plans.
Photo source: ANSA William Burns, Chief of the CIA
Ukraine, information leaked from CIA to Zelensky
In Zelensky, Burns would have shot decisive information in the first days of the war: thanks to this, Ukraine would have succeeded to thwart the attack on Kiev airport.
Weeks earlier, about a month after the start of the invasion, he would have revealed Russian plans and attack strategies in detail to the Ukrainian president.
He would explain to him how Putin had prepared a blitzkrieg by targeting Kyiv from there Belaruswhich also targets a strategic target, Antonov Airport, from which the paratroopers are to take the capital and oust the government.
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However, thanks to this information The Russian army was pushed back and the airport remained under Ukrainian control.
Who is William Burns, head of the CIA?
The key character of this story is on US side William Burns.
head of the CIA, has one of the most brilliant diplomatic careers in his country.
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In the past he was ambassador in Moscow, but also undersecretary and deputy secretary of state in the Obama administration: At that time he was one of the negotiators of the nuclear agreement together with the current national security adviser. Jake Sullivan.
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Photo source: ANSA