WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin was misled by advisers who were too scared to tell him how poorly the war in Ukraine is going and how damaging Western sanctions have been, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, citing declassified intelligence.
Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of its southern neighbor has been halted on most fronts by stiff resistance from Ukrainian forces who have recaptured territory even as civilians are trapped in besieged cities.
“We have information that Putin felt misled by the Russian military,” leading him to mistrust the military leadership, the U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
“Putin didn’t even know his military was using and losing conscripts in Ukraine, showing a clear breakdown in the flow of accurate information to the Russian president,” the official said.
The official did not provide the intelligence report, but said the information had been declassified.
Military analysts say Russia has reframed its war goals in Ukraine in a way that may make it easier for Putin to claim a face-saving victory despite a woeful campaign in which his army has suffered humiliating setbacks.
Russian forces bombarded the capital Kyiv and northern Chernihiv on Wednesday, a day after Russia promised to scale down military operations in both cities.
“We believe that Putin is being misinformed by his advisers about how badly the Russian military is performing and how the Russian economy is being crippled by sanctions, because his senior advisers are too afraid to tell him the truth,” the official said.
Russia says it is carrying out a “special operation” to disarm and “denazify” its neighbor. Western countries say Moscow launched an unprovoked invasion.
Pussies
No shit
So Putin is turning into that “Downfall” meme.
I hope that speaking with foreign leaders might provide him with a different picture of the situation.
Do you guys think Putin not knowing the truth is a good or bad thing? By continuing this war he’s digging himself into a deeper hole, but on the other hand if he knew how bad things were, he might resort to something drastic like chemical weapons.
comrade steiners counterattack will fix everything
Boss we lost everything and now we need to kill you to get out of sanctions
PS Shoygu had stolen all money and spent them on bitches and grugs …
Is it known whether Putin reads much news from the west? If he does, then it seems it would be risky for any of his advisers to tell him things that contradict reports from the west.
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WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin was misled by advisers who were too scared to tell him how poorly the war in Ukraine is going and how damaging Western sanctions have been, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, citing declassified intelligence.
Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of its southern neighbor has been halted on most fronts by stiff resistance from Ukrainian forces who have recaptured territory even as civilians are trapped in besieged cities.
“We have information that Putin felt misled by the Russian military,” leading him to mistrust the military leadership, the U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
“Putin didn’t even know his military was using and losing conscripts in Ukraine, showing a clear breakdown in the flow of accurate information to the Russian president,” the official said.
The official did not provide the intelligence report, but said the information had been declassified.
Military analysts say Russia has reframed its war goals in Ukraine in a way that may make it easier for Putin to claim a face-saving victory despite a woeful campaign in which his army has suffered humiliating setbacks.
Russian forces bombarded the capital Kyiv and northern Chernihiv on Wednesday, a day after Russia promised to scale down military operations in both cities.
“We believe that Putin is being misinformed by his advisers about how badly the Russian military is performing and how the Russian economy is being crippled by sanctions, because his senior advisers are too afraid to tell him the truth,” the official said.
Russia says it is carrying out a “special operation” to disarm and “denazify” its neighbor. Western countries say Moscow launched an unprovoked invasion.
Pussies
No shit
So Putin is turning into that “Downfall” meme.
I hope that speaking with foreign leaders might provide him with a different picture of the situation.
Do you guys think Putin not knowing the truth is a good or bad thing? By continuing this war he’s digging himself into a deeper hole, but on the other hand if he knew how bad things were, he might resort to something drastic like chemical weapons.
comrade steiners counterattack will fix everything
Boss we lost everything and now we need to kill you to get out of sanctions
PS Shoygu had stolen all money and spent them on bitches and grugs …
Is it known whether Putin reads much news from the west? If he does, then it seems it would be risky for any of his advisers to tell him things that contradict reports from the west.