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Russia Says it Will Not Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine

Russia will not use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, foreign ministry spokesman Alexei Zaitsev said on Friday. Zaitsev told reporters the use of nuclear weapons by Russia - a risk that Western officials have publicly discussed – was not applicable to what Moscow calls its special military operation in Ukraine. CIA…

Asharq Al-Awsat

CIA director urged Bolsonaro to stop doubting Brazil’s voting system – report

Fears Brazilian president might refuse to accept defeat in this year’s election as leftist rival Lula is set to announce candidacy

The Guardian - US

Exclusive-CIA chief told Bolsonaro government not to mess with Brazil election, sources say

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director last year told senior Brazilian officials that President Jair Bolsonaro should stop casting doubt on his country's voting system ahead of the October election, sources told Reuters.

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Doyle McManus: Can the US deter Putin from using his arsenal of battlefield nuclear weapons in Ukraine?

WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin reminded the world last week that he controls the world's largest arsenal of nuclear weapons.

Los Angeles Times

Doval to lead first international intel chiefs meet in Delhi

20 nations to participate in conference just ahead of MEA’s Raisina Dialogue

The Hindu

AP-NORC poll: Many say Biden not tough enough on Russia

Many Americans continue to question whether President Joe Biden is showing enough strength in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine, even as most approve of steps the U.S. is already taking and few want U.S. troops to get involved in the conflict

The Independent UK

The Russian commanders killed in Putin’s war on Ukraine including major generals

Russia’s forces are said to be suffering heavy losses including among senior military staff

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Live Updates | Kyiv mayor reports 'explosions' in capital

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said in an online posting that Kyiv was struck early Saturday in the Darnytskyi district in the eastern part of the capital, saying there were “explosions.”

The Independent UK

CIA director says U.S. can't "take lightly" Russian nuclear threat in Ukraine

He stressed the intel community has seen nothing to suggest an imminent strike.

Axios

CIA Warns Desperate Putin Poses Nuclear Threat

Russia's setbacks in its invasion of Ukraine could lead President Vladimir Putin to resort to using a tactical or low-yield nuclear weapon, CIA director William Burns said Thursday. "Given the potential desperation of President Putin and the Russian leadership, given the setbacks that they've faced so far, militarily, none of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events on day 51

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 51st day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Germany announces military aid for Ukraine – as it happened

Senior US defence officials confirmed Ukrainian missile strikes on Moskva; more than 900 civilians’ bodies discovered in Kyiv region with claims they were executed

The Guardian - AU

More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region, police say

The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following the withdrawal of Russian forces — most of them fatally shot, police said Friday. Most of them had died from gunshot wounds, an indication that many people were "simply executed”, said the…

France 24

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 51 of the invasion

Russia has confirmed that its flagship cruiser Moskva has sunk in the Black Sea, but denied that it was hit by Ukrainian missiles

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U.S. cannot 'take lightly' threat Russia could use nuclear weapons - CIA chief

The threat of Russia potentially using tactical or low-yield nuclear weapons in Ukraine cannot be taken lightly, but the CIA has not seen a lot of practical evidence reinforcing that concern, CIA Director William Burns said on Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Secret Intelligence Has Unusually Public Role in Ukraine War

The war in Ukraine is the conflict where spies came in from the cold and took center stage. Since Russia invaded its neighbor in late February, intelligence agencies in the US and Britain have been remarkably willing to go public with their secret intelligence assessments of what is happening on…

The Independent UK

Secret intelligence has unusually public role in Ukraine war

Secret intelligence is playing an unusually public role in the war in Ukraine

AFP

CIA director tests positive for Covid

Washington (AFP) - CIA Director William Burns tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, a day after meeting with President Joe Biden, the intelligence agency said.

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CIA Director William Burns tests positive for COVID-19

Burns joins a growing list of people in government to have tested positive in recent weeks.

The Independent UK

CIA director tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms

CIA Director William Burns has tested positive for COVID-19

Glasgow Live

The Glasgow cleric that went on a rampage against trains on Sunday

Taking a firm stance against Sunday travel, Reverend William Burns gained a reputation through Scotland for his point of view - warning people they would be 'booked for Hell'

The Independent UK

The Russian commanders killed in Putin’s war on Ukraine including ‘five major generals’

Russia’s forces are said to be suffering heavy losses including among senior military staff

Asharq Al-Awsat

US View of Putin: Angry, Frustrated, Likely to Escalate War

More than two weeks into a war he expected to dominate in two days, Vladimir Putin is projecting anger, frustration at his military’s failures, and a willingness to cause even more violence and destruction in Ukraine, in the assessment of US intelligence officials. Officials in recent days have publicly said…

The Independent UK

US view of Putin: Angry, frustrated, likely to escalate war

Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to U.S. intelligence as angry and frustrated more than two weeks into a war he thought he would dominate in two days

Daily Mirror

CIA boss fears Putin could lash out at Ukraine with nuclear weapons as invasion stalls

CIA director William Burns said the Kremlin's military doctrine allows for the use of smaller battlefield nuclear weapons. Western officials believe Vladimir Putin could 'flatten Ukraine'

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