CIA Chief Warns Putin Has High ‘Risk Appetite’ on Ukraine
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Bill Burns
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CIA Director Bill Burns warned Americans to be vigilant regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s designs on Ukraine as tensions soar between Moscow and Kyiv.
“I would never underestimate President Putin’s risk appetite on Ukraine,” Burns said during an interview late Monday at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit. “It’s so important to respond to that with a strong mix of deterrence as well as the possibility of diplomacy.”