CIA director says Russian counterpart ‘understood’ warnings against using nuclear weapon

CIA Director Says Putin 'Too Confident' He Can Defeat Ukraine As China Weighs Lethal Aid

“There’s no foreign leader who’s watched more carefully Vladimir Putin’s experience in Ukraine, the evolution of the war, than Xi Jinping has,” William Burns said.

CIA director says Russia is offering to help Iran's advanced missile program in exchange for military aid

CIA director William Burns said that the collaboration between Iran and Russia is "moving at a pretty fast clip in a very dangerous direction."

CIA director: Putin too confident he can grind down Ukraine - West Hawaii Today

Wilmington, Del. (AP) — As the war in Ukraine enters its second year, CIA Director William Burns said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is being “too confident” in his military’s ability to grind Ukraine into submission.

CIA director says Putin 'entirely too confident' his 'cannon fodder' can 'grind down' Ukraine's army

CIA director says there's evidence Russia offered to help Iran's missile program in exchange for military aid

CIA Director William Burns said in an interview Sunday that the alliance between Russia and Iran is developing rapidly, an emerging narrative that he called "disturbing."

CIA Director: Russia Understands 'Seriousness' and Consequences of Using Nuclear Weapons

As nuclear rhetoric from Russia escalates tensions with the West, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director William Burns said Russian spy chief, Sergey Naryshkin, understands there will be “serious consequences” for Russia if U.S. warnings against nuclear arms use in Ukraine are ignored. During a Feb. 26 interview with the CBS talk show “Face The Nation,” Burns said, “What [President Joe Biden] asked me to do, which was to make clear to Narysh…