Late last year, when Russia started massing soldiers on Ukraine’s border, CIA Director William Burns was prepared. Burns, a career ambassador, served two deployments at the US Embassy in Moscow and is one of Biden’s top experts on Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin. Burns, who sits atop the CIA, is in charge of a sprawling bureaucracy whose work is intended to be kept secret under normal circumstances. However, when Russia’s threats to Ukraine grew, the Biden administration, led by Burns and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, opted to pursue a unique and riskier strategy, which the administration thinks has paid off in damaging Putin’s war preparations. Early in the Biden administration, Burns was authorized to oversee the CIA. His nomination was uncontroversial, and he is well-liked by both Democrats and Republicans in national security circles.
Source: https://thehill.com/policy/international/597913-bidens-cia-head-leads-the-charge-against-putins-information-war
