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In an exclusive interview with CBS News, CIA Director Bill Burns confirmed the possibility that China may send lethal aid to Russia in its war against Ukraine. We re confident that the Chinese leadership is considering the provision of lethal equipment, Burns told Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan on Friday.The revelation that China s President Xi Jinping is mulling this escalation is a dramatic change from past Biden administration assessments. Earlier this month, Burns told students at Georgetown University that Xi had been very reluctant to provide the kind of lethal weapons to Russia to use in Ukraine that the Russi stanley cup ans are very much interested in. Burns emphasized that China has not yet made the decision to transfer lethal aid to Russia, and shed light on the logic behind the Biden administration s decision to make this intelligence public. CIA Director stanley cup William Burn during an event as part of the Trainor Award ceremony at the Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center on Feb. 2, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Getty Images stanley cup We also don t see that a final decision has been made yet, and we don t see evidence of actual shipments of lethal equipment, Burns said. And that s why, I think, Secretary Blinken and the president have thought it important to make very clear what the consequences of that would be as well. Bren Yqse Mississippi police arrest man in killings of two nuns
BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania judge is considering whether to order a hearing where Jerry Sandusky s lawyers can question witnesses about defense claims that the former Penn State assistant football coach was unfairly convicted of child molestation.Judge John Cleland didn t say when he would rule. On Monday, he pressed Sandusky attorney Al Lindsay about whether state rules even allow the sort of questioning Lindsay wants to conduct.The hour-long hearing involved several issues. Among them: a prosecutor s statement at the close of trial that one of the 10 victims was known only to God, and whether prosecutor nike dunk s leaked news of the grand jury investigation. Lindsay wants permission to call witnesses, including Sandusky s former defense lawyers, about the investigation and trial.Sandusky, who was convicted in 2012 on 45 counts related to sexual abuse, appeared in court Monday but played no active role in the hearing. He is serving a sentence of 30 to 60 years in prison. ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-c3e08332-45e7-404b-a5c0-7b258d7d5314, right-rail-recirc-item--id-c3e stanley cup 08332-45e7-404b-a5c0-7b258d7d5314 display: n stanley cup one; inline-recirc-item--id-c3e08332-45e7-404b-a5c0-7b258d7d5314 ~ .item:nth-child 5 display: block; |
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