US intelligence agencies say Russian President Vladimir Putin There are still thoughts of wanting to seize most of the entire Ukraine. Although their own forces used in combat on Ukrainian territory were weaker.
Russia’s armed forces are steadily weakening. After the war in Ukraine That lasted more than four months, however, US intelligence agencies believe that Russia can gradually Slowly seizing territory from Ukraine according to the performance they have left
The forecast by Avril Haines, director of the US Intelligence Center, pointed out that the Ukraine war will be a prolonged period. since the month last Mar. after the defeat Russia decided to withdraw its troops from around Kiev. and the northern area of Ukraine to focus their efforts on the Donbas area in eastern Ukraine instead
Haines revealed that Putin still had his original goals. Russia, from the start of the February 24 invasion of Ukraine, said it wanted to occupy most of the country, but the director of the US intelligence center said Russia could not achieve that goal anytime soon.
“We know the information about the disconnection. during Putin’s short-term military objectives in the area with his military capabilities which is the inconsistency between his ambitions with what the military can do,” Haines said at a meeting of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Since Russia’s defeat in the battlefield around Kiev and the northern area of Ukraine Instead, Russia shifted its focus to the Donbas area in eastern Ukraine. Don Bas is the location of the industrial sector. Putin claims that Ukraine has genocide on Russian-speaking people. With neo-Nazi forces, however, Russia does not have any solid evidence to verify its claims.
Today, Russia continues to invade eastern Ukraine. Russia has just captured the important city of Severodonetsk, however, the movement and invasion of Russia against Ukraine is still sluggish. due to the strong resistance from the Ukrainian army
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