CIA Director William Burns speaks during a House Intelligence Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on March 8, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) CIA director: U.S. information campaign ‘effective’ against Russia ahead of Ukraine invasion Declassifying intelligence to publicly expose Russian activity was successful in denying gains by Moscow's information operations. Mar 9, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau