Sullivan, Jacob J (1976- )
C.I.A. Director Airs Concern That Putin Might Turn to Nuclear Weapons
WASHINGTON — The director of the C.I.A. said on Thursday that “potential desperation” to extract the semblance of a victory in Ukraine could tempt President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to order the use of a tactical or low-yield nuclear weapon, publicly discussing for the first time a concern that has coursed through the White […]
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U.S. Makes Contingency Plans in Case Russia Uses Its Most Powerful Weapons
BRUSSELS — The White House has quietly assembled a team of national security officials to sketch out scenarios of how the United States and its allies should respond if President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia — frustrated by his lack of progress in Ukraine or determined to warn Western nations against intervening in the war […]
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Russia-Backed Separatists Conduct Military Exercises, Ukraine Warns
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military warned on Friday that the Russian-backed separatist army in the country’s east had been put on a high level of alert, completing a near encirclement of Ukraine by forces now poised for military action, even as the Biden administration warned that a Russian invasion could be imminent. The drills tested […]
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