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Avril Haines

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Avril Danica Haines is an American attorney and government official currently serving as the Director of National Intelligence, a position she has held since January 21, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Haines has previously served as the Deputy National Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. Her work has focused on issues of national security, intelligence, and counterterrorism policy. Haines has emphasized the importance of transparency in government, notably addressing concerns about overclassification of information.

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May 25, 2024

Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections.

Avril Haines

May 7, 2024

I am heartened by the Biden administration's statement last month that they will continue to conduct comprehensive examinations of the effects and the potential causes.

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May 7, 2024

the intelligence community is continuing its investigations into what happened in these situations.

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Mar 7, 2023

China has not fully cooperated, and we do think that's a key critical gap.

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Jan 1, 2023

overclassification undermines the basic trust that public has in its government.

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Jan 1, 2023

overclassification undermines the basic trust that public has in its government.

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Dec 31, 2022

overclassification undermines the basic trust that public has in its government.

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May 10, 2022

We assess President Putin is preparing for a prolonged conflict in Ukraine during which he still intends to achieve goals beyond the Donbas.

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May 9, 2022

The uncertain nature of the battle which is developing into a war of attrition, combined with the reality that Putin faces a mismatch between his ambitions and Russia's current conventional military capabilities, likely means the next few…

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Mar 10, 2022

If they pursue the maximalist approach we judge it will be especially challenging for the Russians to hold and control Ukrainian territory and install a sustainable pro-Russian regime to Kyiv in the face of what we assess is likely to be a…

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Mar 9, 2022

It is our analysts' assessment that the transfer of these airplanes could be perceived as a significant escalation by the Russians.

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Mar 9, 2022

We've seen it in freefall. I believe it's lost about 40 percent of its value.

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