In a video commentary titled “US Media Admits CIA Attacking Russia During ‘Peace’ Talks,” journalist Brian Berletic argues that US policy toward the Russia–Ukraine war combines public diplomacy with covert escalation. He says US intelligence, including the CIA and the US military, has enabled or shaped Ukrainian drone operations that target Russian oil refineries and energy shipments, and he presents this as consistent with what he describes as admissions in US media reporting.
Berletic frames the alleged targeting of Russian energy infrastructure as strategic rather than purely battlefield-driven. In his telling, degrading Russian energy output is meant to weaken Russia’s economic resilience and reduce its ability to support China, which he describes as the core long-term focus of US strategy. He links this to a broader pattern of pressure on energy-producing states that export heavily to China, and argues that energy flows—pipelines, maritime shipping routes, and chokepoints—sit at the centre of geopolitical competition.
He also contends that talk of a transatlantic split is overstated, describing a “division of labour” in which European allies take on greater costs and risks—potentially including troop deployments—while the United States retains decisive influence through intelligence, planning, and unique surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. Overall, the video advances the view that “peace” rhetoric masks continued efforts to strain Russia’s economy and energy sector as part of a wider contest involving China.
