Russian President Vladimir Putin will mount a counteroffensive to try to retake territory in the Kursk region captured by Ukrainian troops, but Russian forces will encounter "a difficult fight," Deputy CIA Director David Cohen said on Wednesday.
Cohen told a national security industry conference that the significance of the Ukrainian incursion, which has overrun some 300 square miles (777 square km) of the Russian province, remained to be seen.
Cohen told a national security industry conference that the significance of the Ukrainian incursion, which has overrun some 300 square miles (777 square km) of the Russian province, remained to be seen.
The plot to attack Taylor Swift's Vienna shows was intended to kill thousands, a CIA official says
The suspects in the foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna earlier this month sought to kill “tens of thousands” of fans before the CIA discovered intelligence that disrupted the planning and led to arrests
By Stefanie Dazio | AP
CIA Deputy Director David Cohen addressed the failed plot during the annual Intelligence and National Security Summit, held this week in Maryland.
“They were plotting to kill a huge number — tens of thousands of people at this concert, including I am sure many Americans — and were quite advanced in this,” Cohen said Wednesday. “The Austrians were able to make those arrests because the agency and our partners in the intelligence community provided them information about what this ISIS-connected group was planning to do.”
- ...Austria’s interior minister, Gerhard Karner, previously said help from other intelligence agencies was needed because Austrian investigators, unlike some foreign services, can’t legally monitor text messages.
Cohen on Wednesday praised the CIA’s work in preventing the planned violence, saying that other counterterrorism “successes” in foiling plots typically go unheralded.
“I can tell you within my agency, and I’m sure in others, there were people who thought that was a really good day for Langley,” he said, referring to the CIA headquarters. “And not just the Swifties in my workforce.”
Putin faces ‘reverberations’ from surprise Ukrainian offensive
Ukraine’s surprise offensive into Russia’s Kursk region has left the Kremlin reeling, although the ultimate impact of the risky military maneuver remains to be seen, according to a top U.S. intelligence official.
CIA Deputy Director David Cohen told a security conference just outside of Washington on Wednesday that Kyiv’s ongoing incursion into Russia, launched earlier this month, shows no sign of letting up, forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin to face potential domestic consequences.
CIA Deputy Director:
- "They are remaining in Russia. They are building defenses,” Cohen said of Ukraine’s forces in Kursk.
- “They seem to be intent on retaining some of that territory for some period of time.
“That has the potential to change the dynamic a little bit going forward.”
CIA Deputy Director:
In the hands of Hamas leader, the fate of the plan to put out the fire in the Gaza Strip
August 28, 2024, 22:25 – WorldUkraine intent on retaining captured Russian territory, US intel official says
Ukrainian forces are intent on retaining the territory in Russia’s Kursk region they seized in their incursion for “some period of time” and any Russian counteroffensive will be a difficult fight, Deputy CIA Director David Cohen said on Wednesday.
August 28, 2024, 22:25 – World
The fate of the ceasefire plan between Israel and Hamas largely depends on the leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement., supported today (28/8) CIA Deputy Director David Cohen.
This is a «question that will be answered » by Hamas leader, said Cohen, without referring to Yahia Sinuar by name. . .Commenting on diplomatic efforts, Cohen said: People may sometimes be removed from the brink of collapse, but...The Israeli side has shown seriousness in the negotiations, said the CIA deputy director at a conference on national security
Ukraine's Kursk Incursion: CIA Says It Could Change Conflict Dynamics
By Saumya Joshi Published: Thursday, August 29, 2024, 12:24 [IST]
Ukrainian forces are intent on retaining the territory in Russia’s Kursk region they seized in their incursion for “some period of time” and any Russian counteroffensive will be a difficult fight, Deputy CIA Director David Cohen said on Wednesday.
The announcement came after the Kremlin dismissed talk by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about a plan to end the war and said Russia would continue what it calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.
Issued on: 28/08/2024 - 13:37 Modified: 28/08/2024 - 16:48CIA deputy director: Sinwar is the decision-maker, not Iran|
Issued on: 28/08/2024 - 13:37 Modified: 28/08/2024 - 16:48
"Axios" correspondent Barak Ravid quoted the CIA deputy director David Cohen as saying: "Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar is the decision maker regarding hostage and ceasefire deal - not Iran".
- Cohen added that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the previous agreement in November.
Wednesday 28 August 2024
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