CIA director William Burns meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw on March 15. (Photo: President's Office)
CIA director William Burns met with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw on March 15, according to the president's office.
The main focus of their talk was the current security situation, the president's office noted.
Burns' visit coincides with the Polish media reporting that a Russian spy network likely collecting intel on transfer points for weapons destined for Ukraine was dismantled.
Authorities detained 6 suspects after the discovered "dozens" of hidden cameras at railway junctions, the airport, and other important routes that recorded and transmitted vehicle movements.
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