Deputy CIA Director David Cohen hopes Kiev’s troops will put up a “difficult fight for the Russians”
Ukraine’s ongoing cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region will likely continue “for some period of time,” Deputy CIA Director David Cohen told the Intelligence and National Security Summit on Wednesday.
Kiev launched its surprise raid into Russia earlier this month, deploying up to 10,000 troops armed with Western-supplied heavy weapons. The Ukrainian army has seized some border areas, resulting in the deaths and injuries of dozens of civilians, but it has failed to advance deeper into Russian territory. Kiev allegedly did not consult its Western sponsors before launching the operation, leaving them puzzled over its ultimate goals.
Speaking on Wednesday, Cohen declined to answer a direct question about whether he and his colleagues at Langley were just as “surprised” by Ukraine’s incursion, noting that the significance and…