The director of the Central Intelligence Agency spoke about the impact of the aborted rebellion after a secret visit to Ukraine.
It took place shortly before Prigozhin’s aborted rebellion, according to the official, who spoke anonymously.
While Ukrainian officials have publicly expressed frustration at the slow-moving pace of the counteroffensive, which launched in early June, military leaders in Kyiv reportedly expressed confidence to Burns in private that they can retake Russian-controlled territory by the fall.
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