CIA Director William BurnsWASHINGTON, Jan 18 CIA Director William Burns last visited Kiev last week, where he discussed regional tensions and efforts aimed at defusing them with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and colleagues from local intelligence agencies, CNN reports. the possibility of its integration into NATO and requires the United States and its allies to guarantee that this will not happen. «Director Burns made a pre-planned visit to Kiev last Wednesday, where he held consultations with intelligence colleagues amid fears of a further Russian invasion of Ukraine» , — CNN journalist Natasha Bertrand quotes an unnamed American official on her Twitter. The subject of discussion, according to him, was «risk assessments with which Ukraine collided. «During the visit, he also had the opportunity to discuss the current situation with President Zelensky and efforts to de-escalate tensions,» the source said. Last week, Russia held three rounds of talks with Western countries on the situation around Ukraine and the security of Europe. The meetings in Geneva, Brussels and Vienna confirmed the differences in the approaches of the parties to the issue of NATO expansion and ended without agreements to continue contacts. senators for «effective assistance»
