How ‘Mild Bill’ Burns led a covert CIA campaign in Ukraine
No one would ever refer to CIA Director William J. Burns as “Wild Bill,” the nickname of William J. Donovan, who led the OSS, ...
U.S. Spy Chief Took on Role of Negotiator in Gaza War
As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back ...
The Secretary of Hard Problems
While the United States tries to spy on one of the hardest targets, Burns has also tried to reopen a dialogue with Beijing, ...
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War in Ukraine increases risk of US conflict with "nuclear power", future CIA chief says
John Ratcliffe, Donald Trump's pick for director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), believes that Russia's war against ...
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Ukraine war corrosive for Vladimir Putin - CIA boss
William J Burns said the failure of the Ukraine war risked undermining Vladimir Putin's leadership of Russia The Ukraine war is having a "corrosive" effect on Vladimir Putin's leadership of Russia ...
How the CIA and Ukrainian intelligence secretly forged a deep partnership
The partnership, according to officials who spoke to ABC News, has been essential to Ukraine defending itself as Russia invaded almost three years ago.
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Q&A: The CIA chief on how the U.S. intel community handled Russia, China and Mideast
William Burns: I've had a couple of conversations with my successor — with John Ratcliffe — and I'm not sure he needs ... as ...