Walking away from Ukraine would be an 'own goal' as the war hollows out the army Putin spent decades building, CIA chief says

• If the US abandons Ukraine and cuts off crucial aid, it'll be a historic "own goal," the CIA director said.
• Burns wrote that continuing to support Ukraine is a modest investment with significant returns for the US.
• With aid tied up in Congress, the US and Ukraine's next steps have critical geopolitical implications.

Should the US walk away from the war in Ukraine and abandon it as it attempts to fend off the Russians, it'll be it'll be an "own goal of historic proportions," the CIA director said.