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Ukraine could lose war by end of 2024 - CIA Director addresses congressmen

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CIA Director William Burns issued a stern warning to lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday. According to him, if aid to Ukraine is not approved now, Kyiv may lose the war by the end of the year.

Politico reported this.

Burns urged lawmakers to pass additional legislation that would allocate billions to Ukraine's war effort. But if it doesn't get through Congress, "the picture is a lot more dire."

"With the boost that would come from military assistance, both practically and psychologically, Ukrainians are entirely capable of holding their own through 2024 and puncturing Putin’s arrogant view that time is on his side.

There is a very real risk that the Ukrainians could lose on the battlefield by the end of 2024, or at least put Putin in a position where he could essentially dictate the terms of a political settlement,” he said.

Politico reports that this is perhaps the strongest warning about war from a senior U.S. administration official.

Ukraine's support now is more than the war with russia, Burns said during the event: "It’s also about Xi Jinping in China, his ambitions, and our allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. This is really a question of whether or not our adversaries understand our reliability and determination and whether our allies and partners understand that as well.”

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the ambassador revealed the details of the support project for Ukraine, which will be considered by the U.S. Congress.

The bill on additional funding for Ukraine, which was prepared by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, provides for the transfer of ATACMS missiles and about USD 61 billion.

Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden is poised to sign Johnson's aid bills to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as soon as Congress passes them.