[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Ko In-won = Russian President Vladimir Putin received false reports about the situation in Ukraine from his aides, a British intelligence service said.
According to CNBC on the 31st (local time), GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming said in a speech in Australia, “Putin seems to have misjudged the situation. It is clear that he misjudged the Ukrainian people’s resistance.” said.
| Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a videoconference with his cabinet ministers at the residence of Novo Ogaryovo. 2022.03.23 [사진=로이터 뉴스핌] |
He referred to the invasion of Ukraine as Putin’s “personal war”, explaining that Putin not only greatly misjudged the capabilities of the Russian army, but also underestimated the harsh West sanctions because Putin’s aides were afraid to tell the truth.
Earlier, the White House also disclosed information that putin’s aides, including the Russian military chief and aides, were reporting misinformation because they were afraid to tell the truth about the situation in Ukraine, which puts President Putin and the military leaders under tension.
White House press secretary Kate Bedingfield said at a press briefing on the 30th that “I believe Putin is receiving misinformation[from his aides]about the blow to the Russian economy as a result of operational failures or sanctions by the Russian military.” “Because I’m very afraid to say it,” he said.
It means that those close to Putin, fearing Putin’s outrage if the truth is told, are not accurately reporting the facts of the war, affecting Putin’s judgment.
On the other hand, after the 5th peace talks between Russia and Ukraine on the 29th, the Russian side announced that it would reduce military activities in the Ukrainian capital Kiev (Kyiv) and the northern Chernichv area, but the Western world, including the United States, believes that Russia is carrying out a kind of ‘deceitful strategy’. is suspecting that
Fleming said that even after the announcement, the Russian military continued to attack in Kiiu and Chernichev, calling it a “mixed message or deliberately misinformation” and it is necessary to see how the situation develops.
According to information obtained by GCHQ, the Russian forces involved in the invasion of Ukraine are suffering from low morale and a shortage of weapons, with some soldiers refusing orders and destroying equipment and even making the mistake of shooting down their own fighter jets.
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