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War in Ukraine: US intelligence warns of Russian President Putin’s secret plan

The US intelligence community assesses that “Russian President Vladimir Putin has prepared himself for the war in Ukraine and continues to prolong the war long enough that he can use measures to ensure that Russia will eventually win”.

US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines warned in a meeting on Tuesday that: “Next steps Putin can take include escalating domestic measures that could contribute part of the war effort, such as martial law”.

“Current trends raise the possibility that President Putin will use more drastic measures, including imposing martial law, reorienting industrial production or other actions,” Haines told the senators. potentially escalating military action in order to free up the resources needed to achieve its objectives as the conflict drags on”.

This assessment was also sent to Pentagon officials by Haines on Tuesday, as Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its 76th day. Russian forces have shifted their focus to eastern Ukraine in recent days. recent weeks after efforts to take control of the capital Kiev failed to yield results.

The director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Scott Berrier also commented that, as the Russian military turns its attention to the Donbass, or eastern regions of Ukraine, the fighting is starting to get somewhat off the ground. deadlock”. “I don’t think the Russians won, nor did the Ukrainians win, the situation is now at an impasse,” he said Scott Berrier reviews.

Meanwhile, Haines warned that President Putin does not see Donbass as an end goal in Ukraine, suggesting that more fierce attacks are possible. Mr Putin sees this as only a “temporary” focus so the Russian military can “regain the initiative”, Haines said.

Ms. Haines also said: “We do not believe that the war in Donbass will end quickly. We assess that President Putin is preparing for a protracted conflict in Ukraine, in which he still intends to achieve. targets beyond Donbass”.

U.S. and Ukrainian officials have also warned that Putin will continue to mobilize more troops for the war, and that these decisions will be announced in a speech marking Victory Day (May 9). However, Victory Day came without any mobilization as forecast.

However, US intelligence sources still say that there are signs that Mr. Putin may be secretly taking actions to prolong the war until it can be won.

According to the warning, in recent days, metro service employees in Russia have been threatened that they could be sent to war “if there are not enough soldiers to participate in the special operation”. one of the intelligence officer’s wives told Verstka.media.

At a meeting at the subway depot… all the men were asked to have an abnormal medical check-up so they could then be sent to the war in Ukraine,” she said, adding that if they didn’t comply. , they could be fired or face criminal charges.However, this information is not verified and The Daily Beast has not independently verified these claims.

Russia has lost tens of thousands of troops in the war in Ukraine and for weeks has been looking for alternatives to its manpower. The Wall Street Journal reports that Russia is looking for more volunteers in Syria, and the Russian Defense Minister said Russia is recruiting 16,000 people from the Middle East to fight in Ukraine.

Members of Congress have questioned the US intelligence community for weeks now about whether the Kremlin uses mercenaries working for a private Russian contractor called the Wagner Group.

Haines confirmed on Tuesday that the Russian government had indeed pulled Wagner into operation in Ukraine. “We see Wagner being used in … Ukraine. We see that,” Ms. Haines said. “Russia has effectively deployed this force in Ukraine.”

However, referring to the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons, Ms. Haines said: “There is no … possibility that Putin uses nuclear weapons is imminent.”

Currently, Russia has not responded to the one-sided information that the US intelligence community gave.

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