“But it’s still not clear to us that (Putin) has a full picture of at this stage of just how challenged they are,” Director of Intelligence Avril Haines said.
The United States’ intel chief sees better days ahead for Ukraine in its fight against Russian forces — and questioned whether President Vladimir Putin fully grasps the challenges his country faces in its invasion effort.
Haines also noted, “honestly we’re seeing a kind of a reduced tempo already of the conflict” with the expectation both sides will need to refit and resupply amid a possible Ukrainian counter-offensive geared up for the spring. “Diplomacy is obviously everyone’s objective but you have to have a willing partner,” she told reporters. “And it’s very clear, whether it’s the energy attacks, whether it’s the rhetoric out of the Kremlin and the general attitude, that Putin is not sincere or ready for that.”She also accused Putin of pulling every Ukrainian home into conflict.
The outlet, Meduza, said it obtained a recent survey done by the Federal Protection Service — which provides security to Kremlin and other top government officials — that showed 55% of respondents supported peace talks with Ukraine. About 25% still wanted to see the war continue.Last month Russia’s top independent pollster, Levada Center, found that 53% of about 1,600 respondents sought peace and 41% chose for the war to drag on.
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