The director of the Central Intelligence Agency was in Turkey Monday to warn his Russian counterpart against using nuclear weapons, the White House said, part of an expanding effort to engage with the Russians over the conflict in Ukraine. Source: CIA Chief Meets With Russian Counterpart in Turkey – WSJ
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CIA Thought Putin Would Quickly Conquer Ukraine
U.S. intelligence reports at the time predicted that Kyiv would fall quickly, perhaps in a week or two at the most. The predictions spurred the Biden administration to secretly withdraw some key U.S. intelligence assets from Ukraine, including covert former special operations personnel on contract with the CIA, the current and former officials said. Their account...
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What the Russia-Ukraine War Means for the Future of Cyberwar
Early Russian cyberattacks were a harbinger of a ground war to come, and the battle for hearts and minds is now largely playing out online. And Russia has strategically timed cyberattacks for advantage in its on-the-ground assaults. Experts said all of these components will likely be present in future global conflicts, with the Russia-Ukraine war...
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Russian Intelligence Warns of U.S. Plots to Partition Ukraine
From the National Interest a report on claims made by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, the SVR. The allegation may be intended as a signal that Russia seeking to lay the groundwork for a forced partition of Ukraine. Even if fabricated, the partition scheme sheds light on Russia’s priorities three months into the war; the claim...
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Vicious Blame Game Erupts Among Putin’s Security Forces
Sergei Beseda, one of the heads of the Fifth Service of the FSB, who gathers political intelligence on Ukraine and cultivates the pro-Kremlin opposition in Kyiv. The general was sent to the infamous Lefortovo prison in Moscow, which has had a horrible reputation since the Stalin purges — innumerable victims have been murdered in the...