It seems that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for long war in Ukraine, senior US intelligence officials warned on Tuesday, adding that the ongoing war had reached “a bit” of predicament.”
Russia that summons the invasion “a special military The process of “pouring” more Troops in Ukraine for huge offensive last Month in eastern part of country, but its gains have been slow.
Russia attack on Kyiv Defeated back in The march of the Ukrainian resistance.
“The Russians don’t win, the Ukrainians don’t win, and we’re in for a bit of Trouble here,” Lieutenant General Scott Perrier, the head of Defense Intelligence Agency, before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
he is added That so far, eight to 10 Russian generals have been killed.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that while Russia did made No big gain in Donbass, its forces were increasing progress.
The war has claimed thousands of lives of Civilian lives sent millions of Ukrainians flee and reduced Cities to ruins. Moscow does not have much to do show for Beyond the tape of province in South and marginal gains in the East.
Putin urged the Russians to do so battle in Victory Day Challenge Speech on Monday but was silent plans for any escalation in Ukraine despite Western warnings that he might do use His speech in Red Square to order the mobilization.
During the same session, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines declared victory for Russia in Donbass region in Eastern Ukraine may not end the war.
“We are assessing President Putin is preparing for protracted struggle in Ukraine, during which he still intends to achieve goals beyond Donbass.
She said the United States has indications that Russia wanted To extend a land bridge to the secession of Moldova region of Transnistria.
“sum with The reality Putin faces a mismatch between his ambitions and those of Russia current traditional military Capabilities … next Can see a few months us moving along more “An unpredictable trajectory and potentially an escalation,” Haines said.
Tactical nuclear weapons
Western concern about risk of Nuclear war increased after Putin launched invasion on February 24 with Speech clearly refers to the nuclear forces in Moscow and warning That any attempt to get it in Russia way “will lead For such consequences that you have never faced before in is yours history. “
Russia said last month on it plans to deploy its newly tested Sarmat ICBM, capable of of Escalation of nuclear strikes against United States by fall.
Asked about the possibility of put it in using “Right now, we don’t see that,” Brier said.
Haines said earlier that the intelligence community He thinks Putin will delegate use of Nuclear weapons only if he sees an existential threat to the Russian state.
US President Joe Biden on On Monday, he said he was concerned that Putin did not have way out of Ukraine war. Biden said he was trying to figure it out out What do you do about it.
