President Joe Biden sent CIA Director Bill Burns to Moscow last week to caution senior Kremlin officials that the United States is monitoring Russia’s buildup of troops and military equipment near Ukraine’s northern border. Burns conveyed the message to the officials that the U.S. was closely monitoring the situation during his Nov. 2 meeting in Moscow, reported CNN. He also spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the next day in an attempt to defuse tensions, the network added. Concerns were raised after satellite images taken by Maxar Technologies, based out of Westminster, Colorado, showed an irregular massing of tanks, artillery, and troops in the Russian town of Yelnya. Based on reports from Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, there were almost 90,000 Russian troops positioned along the Ukrainian border and near the eastern parts of the country where pro-Russia separatist rebels are in control. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the reports of any …
CIA Director Sent to Moscow After Russian Forces Amass Near Ukrainian Border
November 8, 2021
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