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Joe Biden sends CIA Director Bill Burns to Moscow to warn Vladimir Putin off building up troops on Ukrainian border after energy crisis sparked fears of Russian invasion

2021-11-10

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]

CIA Director Bill Burns made a rare trip to Russia to hold talks with their national security officials, who are directly involved in the troop buildup

The United States is growing more and more concerned by the activity, multiple sources said

Burns also spoke to Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone, a senior State Department official told CNN

Posted by:Skidmark

#11 But will General Milley call Putin to tell him that we aren't serious?

Posted by: magpie 2021-11-10 20:33

#10 the CIA would very much like to find an excuse to invade. Such a war would likely go nuclear and kill millions of Americans

Dude, put down the pipe and back away. There may be local squabbles but no one is playing Global Thermonuclear War with Russia. Russia is much more useful as a boogeyman. Having an actual war would spoil the game.

Posted by: SteveS 2021-11-10 18:24

#9 Russia is a wet noodle and poses zero threat to Europe

Tell that to the Armenians and Ukrainians. Now go to lunch and listen to those of the old Baltic states. It's easy to be dismissive of other people sitting thousands of miles away.

Doesn't mean I believe in supporting the Euros who should have take over responsibility for their own defense by the end of the last century. Russia is a demonstrative threat in its region.

Sweden’s government announced that Sweden is going to increase military spending by almost 40% in the next five years and also double the number of people conscripted into its armed forces. The level of funding to the Armed Forces will have increased by SEK 27.5 billion, compared with 2020. In total for five years, 79 billion will be allocated to military defence during the period. The navy will get an extra submarine, increasing the number to five, and the corvette fleet will be updated, while the army and air force will get upgraded weapons systems. This agreement is accorded between the government parties, the Centre Party and the Libera Party. This decision shows that in comparison to 2014, in 2025 the military defence funding will be increased by 85%. - cite.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-11-10 15:37

#8 I always miss out. I got my COVID vax before they started bribing people to get it. I never got any CIA LSD.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-11-10 12:18

#7 Sure, we're not all veterans of the intelligence community.

But the rest of us, they couldn't care less. Remember back when they ran mind control experiments and dosed us with LSD without our consent or knowledge?

Posted by: Omomolet Phutch9064 2021-11-10 12:14

#6 Russia is a wet noodle and poses zero threat to Europe.

The Russian "threat" is a concoction of Euro elites, a prop in their Woke fantasies. As plausible as the Clintonites' grand Russia Hoax.

Russia : EUroweenies :: Deplorables : USSA Wokemons

Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-11-10 09:24

#5 Our lives are worth literally nothing to them.

Speak for yourself.

Posted by: Skidmark 2021-11-10 08:16

#4 Russia is a wet noodle and poses zero threat to Europe.

However the CIA would very much like to find an excuse to invade. Such a war would likely go nuclear and kill millions of Americans, but that's a price the CIA is willing to pay. Our lives are worth literally nothing to them.

Posted by: Omomolet Phutch9064 2021-11-10 07:10

#3 Vladimir Putin's EXCELLENT Moscow orchestra. Enjoy!

Posted by: Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 2021-11-10 01:46

#2 Putin was KGB. CIA vs KGB. I'm rooting for the KGB.

Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 2021-11-10 01:21

#1 LOL, right.

Posted by: Woodrow 2021-11-10 01:14

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