What Ray McGovern has said about Russian invasion of Ukraine
3 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 24, 2026
Ray McGovern, Former CIA analyst of 27 years and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, has been quoted on Russian invasion of Ukraine 3 times in 1 episode of Danny Jones Podcast, most recently on October 24, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
McGovern claims that in a December 2021 call Biden pledged not to place offensive strike missiles in Ukraine, a commitment later disowned by his administration.
“And the readout says the President of the United States pledged not to put offensive strike missiles in Ukraine”
Danny Jones Podcast: #442 - "It Wasn't Russia" 27-Year CIA Agent Drops DNC Hack Bombshell | Ray McGovern (Oct 24, 2026) · Listen from 23:32
McGovern speculates that Putin sought Xi Jinping's blessing in February 2022 and might have been more reluctant to invade without it.
“if Putin didn't get the blessing from this great big brother, I mean, great big brother, he may have been more reluctant to do this”
Danny Jones Podcast: #442 - "It Wasn't Russia" 27-Year CIA Agent Drops DNC Hack Bombshell | Ray McGovern (Oct 24, 2026) · Listen from 30:04
McGovern asserts Putin will win in Ukraine and that Trump will allow it for lack of alternatives.
“He's going to win in Ukraine. That much is clear. And Trump's going to let him because he doesn't have any other choice”
Danny Jones Podcast: #442 - "It Wasn't Russia" 27-Year CIA Agent Drops DNC Hack Bombshell | Ray McGovern (Oct 24, 2026) · Listen from 1:17:51
Episodes
#442 - "It Wasn't Russia" 27-Year CIA Agent Drops DNC Hack Bombshell | Ray McGovernDanny Jones Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 3 h 1 min
Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern tells Danny Jones about NATO expansion and Ukraine, the DNC leak and Seth Rich, JFK, Iran, and the USS Liberty.
Others on Russian invasion of Ukraine
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- James Lechner · 4 quotes
- Andy Frisella · 3 quotes
- Eric Weinstein · 1 quote
- Simon Dixon · 1 quote
- Michael Douglas · 1 quote
- Juan Verde · 1 quote
- Carlo Rovelli · 1 quote
Ray McGovern on other topics
- USS Liberty incident · 2 quotes
- United States war with Iran · 2 quotes
- Enlargement of NATO · 2 quotes
- Israel lobby in the United States · 1 quote
- Iraq War · 1 quote
- 2007 National Intelligence Estimate on Iran · 1 quote
- Assassination of John F. Kennedy · 1 quote
- Murder of Seth Rich · 1 quote