The CIA director meets with Zelensky to inform him of Moscow’s upcoming military plans in the war

Jan. 20 () –

The director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States, William Burns, has met with the president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, on a secret trip to kyiv, to discuss the future of the war.

Burns would have traveled to the Ukrainian capital at the end of last week to inform Zelensky about Russia’s military plans in the coming weeks and months, according to what The Washington Post has learned.

“Director Burns traveled to kyiv, where he met with his counterparts in the Ukrainian intelligence services, as well as with President Zelensky, and reinforced our continued support for Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression,” a US official said.

The head of the CIA has emphasized the urgency of the moment on the battlefield and has recognized that, at some point, help will be more difficult to obtain, as indicated by the sources consulted by the aforementioned newspaper.

For its part, Zelensky’s team would have left the meeting with the impression that the support of the Biden Administration “remains strong”, estimating that the latest funds approved by the US Congress could last until the summer.

Likewise, kyiv has expressed its concern about the durability of the support of the allies, especially the United States, almost eleven months after the invasion began, which began on February 24, 2022, by the mandate of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.

Zelensky’s government has signaled that it is less sure about the prospects of US lawmakers passing another multibillion-dollar supplementary aid package.

Burns’s visit came at a time of escalation in the Ukrainian war, with intense battles in the east of the country, in the city of Bakhmut, where heavy casualties are taking place on both sides.