Vladimir Putin launches war on Ukraine with fiery speech

Putin’s Case for War, Annotated

I’m ex-CIA analyst - Putin is a master manipulator trying to bluff the West

Vladimir Putin names the best agency in the world. When asked as a man from the intelligence community, which agency does he think is the best? And if he picks Russia, who comes second? How does the CIA fare? "There is CIA and our Soviet and Russian intelligence. There is, as it is well known, a very efficient service -- Mossad, Israeli intelligence. Many countries of the world have a tradition of intelligence services," the Russian President said. But he refused to play judge. "I think it’s bet