No one would ever refer to CIA Director William J. Burns as “Wild Bill,” the nickname of William J. Donovan, who led the OSS, the agency’s swashbuckling predecessor, during World War II. But the self-effacing Burns has bravely commanded a CIA force in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion nearly three years ago.

While the United States tries to spy on one of the hardest targets, Burns has also tried to reopen a dialogue with Beijing, including via his counterpart, Chen Yixin, the security minister. (The head of the China Mission Center, a career CIA officer fluent in Mandarin, accompanied Burns on one of his trips to Beijing.)

Current CIA Director William Burns is a rather modest figure, which is why not many Americans and Ukrainians know that he fearlessly led CIA forces in Ukraine since Russia's invasion nearly three years ago. Points of attention CIA Director William Burns ...

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.

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Trump has made big promises on Ukraine, Iran, China and crises around ... As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him ...

The President is a great admirer of the work of Burns. So from Scotland to Ukraine we send solidarity and support and an appreciation of the enduring power of Burns.” He finished his tweet with ...

Russia’s belligerence springs from a deep void of insecurity, impossible to fill. At home, its people are resigned to oppression, apathetic, always victims.Yet when they turn their gaze outward ...

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It has been nearly three years since Ukraine was invaded by Russia and the war continues to ravage on. Some locals from Saskatchewan are reflecting on the state of the war and doing what they can ...

"I am afraid," said the talkative 63-year-old on Lenin Avenue in Gomel, a town of half a million near where the borders of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia meet. "I want peace," the former electrician ...