It was 2015, a year after Russia had seized Crimea and started a war in eastern ... the CIA referred to remarks by the agency’s director William Burns during an on-stage interview in October.

Burns as “Wild Bill,” the nickname of William J ... Maidan revolution had swept Russia’s ally from power in Kyiv and an enraged Putin had stealthily invaded Crimea.

Towing the line between diplomat and intelligence agent, Burns's trips to the region are shrouded under a cloak of mystery. CIA Director William J. Burns departs a classified briefing with members ...

One obvious target is the Kerch Bridge, which connects Russia's Krasnodar region with Crimea and is a vital logistics corridor for Putin's army. Ukraine has attempted to blow it up twice ...

As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back into his old life. By Julian E. Barnes and David E. Sanger Julian Barnes ...

Moscow’s forces, fearing Ukraine missile attack, deploy smoke to obscure the Kerch Bridge that links Crimea to Russia’s mainland in August 2023. Photo: TASS / AFP The report citing Atesh’s agents ...

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) announced The Honorable William ... Russia’s disinformation efforts, strengthened allied unity, and allowed the U.S. and its ally partners to ...

COMMENTARY: American policy-makers should take this pathology into account when pondering whatever negotiations, or other ...

including Crimea. Only after Trump won the U.S. presidential election did Zelensky admit that Kyiv may need to cede de facto control over territory to Russia as part of a negotiated agreement.

The U.S. Air Force previously sent reconnaissance aircraft to the Black Sea from allied bases in Europe to monitor military movements in Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014. The crewed ...

the BBC Russian Service reported. However, this figure does not include attacks on oil refineries in occupied parts of Ukraine, including in annexed Crimea. In addition, journalists only counted ...

Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent told senators Thursday he would be “100 percent on board” with increasing sanctions on Russia’s major oil companies if President-elect Trump supports ...