'Russia's war is a failure so far' - CIA chief
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Ukrainian emergency workers practice decontaminating a man from radiation during training on radiation exposure in Zaporizhzhia Source: AAP / SOPA Images/Sipa USA
CIA Director William Burns says Russia's war in Ukraine is a strategic failure, that has exposed military weaknesses and damaged the economy. This comes as Igor Ivanov, the president of the Russian International Affairs Council warns that the war has reached a critical stage, and as Ukraine's president warns of Russia's preparedness to strike Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia.
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