U.S. began collecting intelligence last fall on Putin's Ukraine invasion plan - CIA chief

U.S. spy agencies began last fall collecting "disturbing and detailed" intelligence on a plan for a "major new invasion" of Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has "stewed" in grievance, ambition and insecurity, CIA Director William Burns said on Thursday. Speaking at Georgia Tech in his first public speech since taking the CIA helm last year, Burns also said that U.S. intelligence has been "vital" to Ukraine's fight against Russian forces.

The "crimes" those forces committed in the Ukrainian town of Bucha "are horrific," he said.