The FBI Director's Unwisely Timed Russian Sojourn The reported plans of FBI Director Kash Patel to visit Russia in mid October have already sparked a firestorm.
Critics accuse him of "cozying up" with the security apparatus his agency is supposed to counter, at a time when US Russia relations are at a breaking point.
The Ukraine war has brought tensions between the two nations to a head, with lawmakers on Capitol Hill clamoring for tougher sanctions against Putin's regime.