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William Burns person

Named in 24 reports across 4 stories - 25 Aug – 30 Aug
25 Aug 202630 Aug 2026
5 edits5 entries
  1. aol.co.ukseen 29 Aug, 13:33headline rewrittenthe story

    Russia warns Britain is ‘playing with fire’ over its support of UkraineRussia says UK ‘playing with fire’ amid reports CIA chief has warned Kremlin not to attack Nato

  2. sandiegouniontribune.comseen 29 Aug, 00:21headline rewrittenthe story

    Kremlin says CIA director held talks in Moscow with counterpartsThe Kremlin says the CIA director held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts

  3. bostonherald.comseen 28 Aug, 21:15headline rewrittenthe story

    Kremlin says CIA director held talks in Moscow with counterpartsThe Kremlin says the CIA director held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts

  4. South China Morning Postseen 28 Aug, 03:02headline rewrittenthe story

    US spy chief John Ratcliffe on Russia visit, US media reportsCIA chief Ratcliffe reportedly travels to Moscow for talks

  5. South China Morning Postseen 26 Aug, 03:04description editedthe story

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with William Burns. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without William Burns.

Kremlin and Russia share 21 reportsRussia and Ukraine share 21 reportsMoscow and Ukraine share 21 reportsMoscow and Russian share 21 reportsKremlin and Moscow share 21 reportsRussian and Ukraine share 21 reportsRussia and Russian share 21 reportsKremlin and Ukraine share 21 reportsJohn Ratcliffe and Moscow share 21 reportsMoscow and Russia share 21 reportsKremlin and Russian share 21 reportsJohn Ratcliffe and Ukraine share 20 reportsJohn Ratcliffe and Russian share 20 reportsJohn Ratcliffe and Russia share 20 reportsMoscow and Vladimir Putin share 20 reportsJohn Ratcliffe and Kremlin share 20 reportsRussia and Vladimir Putin share 19 reportsUkraine and Vladimir Putin share 19 reportsKremlin and Vladimir Putin share 19 reportsRussian and Vladimir Putin share 19 reportsJohn Ratcliffe and Vladimir Putin share 19 reportsKremlin and Ukrainian share 17 reportsRussia and Ukrainian share 17 reportsKyiv and Ukraine share 17 reportsUkraine and Ukrainian share 17 reportsRussian and Ukrainian share 17 reportsKyiv and Russia share 17 reportsKremlin and Kyiv share 17 reportsKyiv and Russian share 17 reportsMoscow and Ukrainian share 17 reportsKyiv and Moscow share 17 reportsJohn Ratcliffe and Kyiv share 16 reportsJohn Ratcliffe and Washington share 16 reportsJohn Ratcliffe and Ukrainian share 16 reportsMoscow and Washington share 16 reportsRussian and Washington share 16 reportsUkraine and Washington share 16 reportsKremlin and Washington share 16 reportsUkrainian and Vladimir Putin share 16 reportsRussia and Washington share 16 reportsWilliam BurnsJohn RatcliffeJohn Ratcliffe - 22 shared reports (person)MoscowMoscow - 22 shared reports (place)RussiaRussia - 22 shared reports (place)KremlinKremlin - 21 shared reports (place)RussianRussian - 21 shared reports (place)UkraineUkraine - 21 shared reports (place)Vladimir Pu…Vladimir Putin - 20 shared reports (person)KyivKyiv - 17 shared reports (place)UkrainianUkrainian - 17 shared reports (place)WashingtonWashington - 16 shared reports (place)

The stories

Russian warship makes ‘AGGRESSIVE’ approach with weapons drawn to US navy cruiser

255 outlets2 reports name William Burns1 Jul 2016 – 9 Sept 2026

Russian barrage on Kyiv kills 17 as Ukraine fails to down missiles

64 outlets3 reports name William Burns5 Aug – 9 Sept

CIA Director Ratcliffe Visits Moscow for Surprise Meetings

68 outlets18 reports name William Burns25 Aug – 9 Sept

Lukashenko Commands Immediate Military Readiness Check Amid CIA Director’s Moscow Visit

4 outlets1 report names William Burns26 Aug – 29 Aug

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