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CIA clarifies Brennan’s Ukraine visit

With all the misinformation flying around about what's happening in Ukraine, the CIA is disconnecting Director John Brennan's weekend visit to Kiev from the cr...

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April 16, 2014 8:41 am

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With all the misinformation flying around about what’s happening in Ukraine, the CIA is disconnecting Director John Brennan’s weekend visit to Kiev from the crackdown in eastern Ukraine. “The claim that Director Brennan encouraged Ukrainian authorities to conduct tactical operations inside Ukraine is completely false. Like other senior U.S. officials, Director Brennan strongly believes that a diplomatic solution is the only way to resolve the crisis between Russia and Ukraine,” said a CIA spokesperson in a statement.