On January 29 , 2019 , during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing , Haspel reported that the CIA was " pleased " with the Trump administration 's March 2018 expulsion of 61 Russian diplomats following the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal . Haspel added that the CIA did not object to the Treasury Department ’s decision in December 2018 to remove sanctions on three Russian companies tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska , a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin . On the subject of recent relations between North Korea and the United States , Haspel stated , " I think our analysts would assess that they value the dialogue with the United States , and we do see indications that Kim Jong-un is trying to navigate a path toward some kind of better future for the North Korean people . " By May 2019 , Haspel had hired many women , and not a single ally of President Trump 's , in senior positions
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2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit
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