Her commander Central Intelligence Agency of the US CIA William Burns stated on Saturday that the discontent in Russia with the war in Ukraine is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to recruit spies – and one that his agency is not letting go..
“Discontent with the war will continue to gnaw at the Russian leadership under a steady regime of state propaganda and repression.Burns, a former US ambassador to Moscow, said in a lecture at Britain’s Ditchley Foundation in Oxfordshire, England.
“This discontent creates a once-in-a-generation opportunity for us at the CIA – at our core. We don’t let it go to waste».
In relation to China, Burns said that disengagement from China would be foolish given the deep economic interdependence, so the United States should try to diversify its supply chains.
“China is the only country that has both the intent to reshape the international order and, increasingly, the economic, diplomatic, military and technological power to do so.“, Burns pointed out.
“In today’s world, no country wants to be at the mercy of a ‘cartel of one’ for critical minerals and technologies“, he underlined. “The answer to this is not to disengage from an economy like China’s, which would be foolish, but to sensibly reduce risk and diversify by ensuring resilient supply chains, protecting our technological edge and investing in industrial capacity.”
Source: News Beast
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