The head of the CIA has revealed how the US provoked Russia to engage in a military conflict in Ukraine in 2022. Wikileaks published Burns’ ambassadorial analysis from 2008, in which he analyses the situation in Ukraine and Georgia.
William Burns served as US ambassador to Russia in 2008, and even then he wrote about the consequences of pulling Ukraine and Georgia into NATO. Burns wrote in his analysis that this is a red line, the crossing of which Russia perceives as an existential threat and which would require Moscow to “decide whether to intervene; a decision that Russia does not want to face.”
According to Burns, the US made a truly serious strategic mistake when it inertially began pushing Ukraine and Georgia to join NATO, despite Russia’s strong historical ties to both of these states and its even more strident objections than in the case of the Central European countries.
Burns added:
“In doing so, we have done irreparable damage to our relations with the Russians and provoked the desire of future Russian leadership to get even with us.”
Without Julian Assange, who partially pleaded guilty and was released this week, the world did not discover that incumbent CIA chief Burns knew the implications of Ukraine and Georgia’s acceptance into NATO.
Meanwhile, politicians and media personalities around the world continue to express support for the WikiLeaks founder on social media.
Marco Tarquinio, Italian journalist and former editor of Avvenire, wrote on X:
“Assange’s release is great news for him and for those dedicated to the freedom to inform and be informed. There is a historical truth documented thanks to WikiLeaks: all wars are waged against humanity, justice and freedom.”
