The director of the CIA said that Russia was not serious about conducting negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. The comments by William Burns, made in a December 16 interview with PBS, were his first public comments since meeting with his Russian counterpart in Turkey last month. Asked whether cold winter weather may slow fighting and open the possibility to talks, Burns said: “It's not our assessment that the Russians are serious at this point about a real negotiation.” Earlier this week, Russia accused the United States of not having a “constructive approach” toward talks. To read the original story from PBS, click here.
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