War in Ukraine increases risk of US conflict with "nuclear power", future CIA chief says
www.pravda.com.ua
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:00:31 +0200
John Ratcliffe, Donald Trumps pick for director of the Central Intelligence Agency CIA, believes that Russias war against Ukraine puts the United States at risk of entering into a conflict with a nuclear power.
Source Ratcliffe during a hearing in the US Senate to approve his candidacy, as reported by European Pravda, citing Voice of America Details In his opening remarks, Ratcliffe focused on describing the global security situation for the United States and mentioned Russias fullscale invasion of Ukraine.
The RussiaUkraine war rages on, spreading devastation and increasing the risk of the United States being pulled into a conflict with a nuclear power, he said, likely referring to Russia.
Listing the threats to US national security, Trumps pick for CIA chief also mentioned Chinas quest for global dominance, transnational crime, the actions of Iran and North Korea and the situation in the Middle East.
An increasing coordination among Americas rivals and adversaries threatens to compound the threats that they each pose to us individually, and numerous terrorist groups and other nonstate actors, some of which have even crossed our southern border, still pose a persistent threat to our people and our homeland, Ratcliffe stated.
Notably, William Burns, the current director of the Central Intelligence Agency, who resigned as the Trump administration is about to take office, called for a more sceptical approach to the Kremlins nuclear threats.
Background During the election campaign, Trump vowed to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office, but his advisers have privately acknowledged that this was an unrealistic promise.
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