In this case, the CIA Director flew to Kyiv to warn of the assassination attempt along with the invasion itself and we know how accurate the latter turned out t

In this case, the CIA Director flew to Kyiv to warn of the assassination attempt along with the invasion itself and we know how accurate the latter turned out to be. But sure, it could have been bad intelligence or it could be accurate. Given the brazen assassinations Russia has committed/attempted under Putin though, I see little reason to dismiss it simply because sometimes other intelligence has been faulty.