CIA chief: 'Abandoning Kiev would be a historic own goal for the USA' Burns: 'Relatively modest investment with significant returns' According to Burns 'Putin could still brandish the nuclear threat' (ANSA) Maintain the flow of weapons will put Ukraine in a stronger position if an opportunity for serious negotiations emerges, Burns writes. 'It would be foolish to completely ignore the risks of escalation.
But it would be equally foolish to be unnecessarily intimidated by them,' adds Burns.