US Officials Say CIA Director Met Zelensky On Secret Trip To Ukraine To Hear Plans For War's Endgame

CIA director, on secret trip to Ukraine, hears plan for war’s endgame © Mandel Ngan/AFP  

Washington Post: CIA director, on secret trip to Ukraine, hears plan for war’s endgame 

During a secret visit to Ukraine by CIA Director William J. Burns earlier this month, Ukrainian officials revealed an ambitious strategy to retake Russian-occupied territory and open cease-fire negotiations with Moscow by the end of the year, according to officials familiar with the visit. 

 The trip by Burns, which has not been previously reported, included meetings with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine’s top intelligence officials. It came at a critical moment in the conflict as Ukrainian forces struggle to gain an early advantage in their long-awaited counteroffensive but have yet to deploy most of their Western-trained and -equipped assault brigades. 

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WNU Editor: The trip was done a few weeks ago. Probably during the start of the Ukraine counteroffensive. 

According to Ukraine, the plan that CIA Director heard involved driving Russia out of the occupied territories, and then entering into talks with Moscow at the end of the year. 

US Officials Say CIA Director Met Zelensky On Secret Trip To Ukraine To Hear Plans For War's Endgame  

CIA Chief Made Secret Trip to Ukraine: US Official -- Kyiv Post CIA chief made secret trip to Ukraine: US official -- AFP 

CIA director met Zelensky on trip to Ukraine, US official says -- CNN  

CIA Director secretly visits Ukraine, hears plans to liberate territories – the Washington Post -- Ukrainsa Pravda  

CIA director traveled to Ukraine, met with Zelensky and intelligence counterparts -- Times Of Israel

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