I am not sure, if it was spotted already in the discussion, but above picture is not of bill burns, but his predecessor, john brennan, who was at office 2013-17.
Shows, how serious CNN editorial work really is.
It transpires now, that ukrainians don't follow agreements with the USA on battlefield tactic - stop wasting donated armaments on fronts, which can't be defended. Withdraw and save lives. Stop attacking crimea and demanding it's incorporation as a condition for peace negotiations. Stop attacking outside ukrainian borders, including at sea. That would only bring serious retaliation. And it also weekens internal integrity of NATO, some members are increasingly uncomfortable and don't want escalation of war.
"Multiple administration officials have begun worrying that Ukraine is expending so much manpower and ammunition in Bakhmut that it could sap their ability to mount a major counteroffensive in the spring.
“I certainly don’t want to discount the tremendous work that the Ukrainians’ soldiers and leaders have put into defending Bakhmut — but I think it’s more of a symbolic value than it is a strategic and operational value,” said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Kyiv, for now, has ignored Washington’s input."
‘Little fissures’: The U.S.-Ukraine war unity is slowly cracking apart
A tough week for U.S.-Ukraine news reveals an imperfect harmony."
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/12/biden-united-states-ukraine-relationship-cracks-00086654