US Intelligence Chiefs Deliver Grim Warning for Ukraine
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Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifies at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats to American security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 11, 2024.
The frozen military conflict between Ukraine and Russia is starting to thaw and will likely tilt in Moscow’s favor if the United States fails to quickly come through with additional military aid, according to top U.S. intelligence officials, in a grim assessment delivered to U.S. lawmakers.
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