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March 09, 2022 3:37 AM William Burns does not think there is room for a more "productive" US conversation with China over Taiwan.

China appears to have been unsettled by the difficulties Russia has faced since its invasion of Ukraine, but Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s determination with regard to Taiwan should not be underestimated, the CIA’s director said on Tuesday.William Burns, appearing at the annual House of Representatives Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, was asked whether he thought there might be room for a more “productive” US conversation with China over Taiwan, given the economic damage…

U.S. intelligence chiefs testified about the Russian president’s intentions. March 8, 2022, 6:47 PM • 6 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Top U.S. intelligence agency officials on Tuesday offered a sobering assessment of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s objectives in Ukraine, and how the invasion could affect the safety and security of …

CIA Director William Burns says Russia''s invasion of Ukraine has fallen far short of Vladimir Putin''s expectations. Burns now predicts weeks of ''ugly fighting'' for control of Ukraine''s cities.

CIA Director William Burns said Putin doesn''t believe Ukraine is a legitimate country, but "he''s dead wrong about that. Real countries fight back."

China appears to have been unsettled by the difficulties Russia has faced since its invasion of Ukraine, but Chinese leader Xi Jinping''s determination with regard to Taiwan should not be

CIA director says Russian President Putin’s assumptions about Ukraine before the invasion turned out to be ‘profoundly flawed’. Russian forces are facing setbacks in their invasion of Ukraine, US intelligence officials have said, stressing that President Vladimir Putin’s plan to install a puppet government in Kyiv is unlikely to succeed amid fierce Ukrainian resistance. During …

WASHINGTON — China appears to have been unsettled by the difficulties Russia has faced since its invasion of Ukraine, but Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s determination with regard to Taiwan should not be underestimated, the CIA’s director said on Tuesday. William Burns, appearing at the annual House of Representatives Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, was […]

A Surprising Explanation Of Russia''s Invasion From A Former Top-Level CIA Official A surprising op-ed in MSNBC arguing that Russia''s invasion of Ukraine was likely "preventable" if the US and NATO had merely tried to take a path of muscular diplomacy and potential compromise appears to have slipped passed the mainstream media censors and gate-keepers. Since the start of the Thursday Feb.24 invasion, the prevailing narrative concerning Russia''s motives has been largely limited to an ultra-simplistic hollywoodwesque story that goes something like this: one day a big bully and monster named Putin decided he wanted to invade and kill people in a neighboring country , and that he further wants to "resurrect the old Soviet Union". But in a refreshingly realist op-ed piece, MSNBC political columnist Zeeshan Aleem exposed the self-serving Washington narrative which was intended more for the consumption of masses as false. Aleem points to a much more complex and nuanced reality, reminding the public of what should be obvious to any student of history - that the top diplomats and US officials who over saw post-Soviet negotiations with Russia over Europe''s security order the 1990''s knew full well that if NATO ever got expanded up to Russia''s borders, it would be suicide .

White House Mulls Biden Visit To Saudi Arabia To Plea For More Oil Authored by Jake Johnson via Common Dreams, US President Joe Biden''s advisers are reportedly discussing a possible trip to Saudi Arabia this spring to urge the kingdom to ramp up oil production amid fears of a supply shortage as the United States mulls a ban on Russian crude imports. But progressive members of Congress and anti-war commentators were quick to pan the idea of further deepening US ties with Saudi Arabia, pointing to the years-long, catastrophic assault the kingdom has been waging on Yemen since 2015—often with military and diplomatic support from the US government. "Our response to Putin''s immoral war shouldn''t be to strengthen our relationship with the Saudis, who are currently causing the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet in Yemen ," U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) wrote in a Twitter post late Sunday. "Yemenis might not matter to some geopolitically, but their humanity should. This is a wildly immoral act." Via Associated Press Axios reported Sunday that a Biden trip to Saudi Arabia would be part of an attempt to "help repair relations and convince the Kingdom to pump more oil." "A hat-in-hand trip would illustrate the gravity of the global energy crisis driven by Russia''s invasion of Ukraine," Axios continued. "Biden has chastised Saudi Arabia, and the CIA believes its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was involved in the dismemberment of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi." While the Biden administration has blamed bin Salman for the brutal murder of Khashoggi, it has thus far refused to take steps to punish the Saudi leader .

Saudi Crown Prince Gives Biden The Cold Shoulder: "I Do Not Care" What He Thinks Last week, geopolitical pundits were struck after three middle-eastern power brokers - among them one of the closest US allies in the Gulf region, Saudi Arabia which not too long ago rejected US appeals to pump more oil, signed onto an Arab League statement that did not condemn Russia and instead called for diplomacy, an avoidance of escalation and consideration of the humanitarian situation. We now know why. In a recent interview in The Atlantic , Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MbS) was asked some tough questions concerning the Biden administration''s taking a harder line on the kingdom and MbS personally compared to when Trump was in office. In particular the murder and dismemberment of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi has brought MbS under continued international scrutiny, albeit for the most part global elites started cozying up to Riyadh again by a mere year out from the October 2018 gruesome killing at the consulate in Istanbul.

President Biden’s advisers are discussing a possible visit to Saudi Arabia this spring to help repair relations and convince the Kingdom to pump more oil, Axios has learned. Why it matters: A hat-in-hand trip would illustrate the gravity of the global energy crisis driven by Russia''s invasion of Ukraine. Biden has chastised Saudi Arabia, and the CIA believes its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was involved in the dismemberment of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. The possibility also shows how Russia''s invasion is scrambling world''s alliances, forcing the U.S. to reorder its priorities — and potentially recalibrating its emphasis on human rights. Biden officials are in Venezuela this weekend to meet with the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Some Republicans and Democrats in Washington suggest Venezuela''s oil could replace Russia''s, according to the New York Times . Any visit to the Persian Gulf would come amid a busy presidential travel schedule during the next few months.

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