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on a new ER's story of The New York Times article sheds light on a
CI's extensive involvement in the Ukraine over the past decade. According to the report,
the CI has been fostering cooperation with Ukrainian intelligence agencies since twenty fourteen,
called the Maidan Coup, and has since established a network of twelve secret spy
bases along the Russian border. These bases have been instrumental in gallery intelligence and
Russian troop movements, can be coordinating drone strikes and managing a network of agents.
This could have been what Putin was referring to when he had that Tucker
Carlson interview when he said, how would you like it if we were on
your side of the border in Mexico. I'm not sure if it is or
it isn't. The collaboration has been and is so successful, the KIEVA has
become one of Washington's most important intelligence partners. The CAA has also helped train
a new generation of Ukrainian spies who operate globally against Russia. The revelation of
these secret spy bases as significant implications for the ongoing conflict. Not sure why
The New York Times provided it, but there it is. It highlights the
role of the United States and the region and the links to which it is
willing to go to protect its interests. The situation remains complex and delicate,
with potential consequences, of course, for international relations and geopolitical stability. Around
twenty sixteen, the CIA began training the Ukrainian Detachment twenty two to forty five,
which captured Russian drones and communications equipment so that the CIA could hack them.
One of the officers of the unit was Killa Budhanaff, the current head
of the GUR. The CIA also helped train a new generation have mentioned of
Ukrainian spies were operated not just in Russia, as we said, but also
across Europe and in Cuba. Of further information such a American in Vomit could
be one of the factors and formed the basis for Putin's decision to launch an
invasion of Ukraine. As we mentioned before, this could be one of them.
According to a senior European official, At the end of twenty twenty one,
Putin was considering whether to launch a full scale invasion. He met with
the head of one of Russian's main spy services, who told them that the
CIA, along with the MI six, controlled Ukraine and turned it into a
springboard for operations against Moscow. This is the New York Times. Interesting indeed,
whether we get the truth, I don't know, but it definitely brings
a little bit of light to that Chucker interview.