CIA boss heads for Z-Day in Kyiv as Ukraine falters (William Burns, boss of the CIA, is flying to the Ukrainian capital for urgent, secret meetings with Zelensky)

Asia Times ^ | November 15th, 2023 | by Stephen Bryen

[cabojoe]

😁😁👍

[Nervous Tick]

>> Don’t carry grudges from thread to thread and don’t ping people to threads they aren’t on.

Sure, Karen.
(It appears someone’s ox got gored!)

[canuck_conservative]

When Russia’s assets get sold, that’ll be $300 billion more (at no cost to the US taxpayer)

and that will keep Ukraine going for years, they can buy a lot of missiles with that

goodbye Black Sea Fleet!

[hardspunned]

With extreme prejudice

[Gaffer]

So. Is this where the CIA now communicates their plan for Z’s EXFIL to him?

[Gaffer]

We’ve got some of that there ‘propaganda’ right here in River City - in the form of a couple of FR people, well known.

[marcusmaximus]

Things are getting complicated with the dead Putin situation and the March 17 Russian presidential election. “Putin” is supposed to announce his candidacy a month from tomorrow so it’s no coincidence Burns will be in Kyiv tomorrow. Patrushev is looking for a way out to save face for Dec 13th.

[canuck_conservative]

“Putin” is supposed to announce his candidacy a month from tomorrow

why then?

[FarCenter]

Along with running a blatantly dictatorial operation from Kyiv, Zelensky’s success is built on a base of graft and theft. He finances his support by allowing officials to steal as much as they can. That way they stay loyal.

Luckily for him, the US (and its allies) have refused to stop the disappearance of billions of dollars of US and European aid. But the US Congress is increasingly under pressure for accountability for money and weapons sent to Ukraine. It will be hard to move money to Ukraine without provisions that put in place independent audits.

Meanwhile, Zelensky’s political opponents are well aware of the corruption in Kyiv and are saying so. It is anyone’s guess whether that information gets to Congress, but it may.

Burns won’t be suggesting Zelensky talk to the Russians or even change his tune on demanding that Russian forces leave Ukraine. Burns can’t go against Washington’s policy, which is to drag out the Ukraine war until Biden is reelected.

[marcusmaximus]

3 months before the “election”. Even Zelensky mentioned it today. Massive pressure on Russia to have an “announcement” on Dec 13. Peskov is twisting himself into a pretzel making excuses for the delay since the announcement was originally supposed to be this week.

[lodi90]

It’s always hilarous to see Putinists project their strongman fetishes onto others. Ukraine has had 5 presidents since the mass murdering KGB filth occupied the Kremlin. Zelensky will be gone sooner or later like the rest but the malignant cancers deeply embedded in Russian society and culture will remain.

[mass55th]

Hey Volod...don’t get in the APC (armoured personnel carrier) with the CIA guy.

[Mariner]

ONLY a dunce thinks Russia’s $300bil will be seized and sold.

Dunce.

https://lieber.westpoint.edu/seizure-russian-state-assets-state-immunity-countermeasures/#:~:text=After%20Russia%E2%80%99s%20invasion%20of%20Ukraine%20in%20February%202022%2C,the%20Russian%20Central%20Bank%20as%20foreign%20exchange%20reserves.

[Reverend Wright]

“Ukraine has had 5 presidents since the mass murdering KGB filth occupied the Kremlin. “

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So has the USA.

Another commonality. Both countries had a President win an election but be overthrown by a USA Deep State-backed Color Revolution.