"Putin is fixated": Trump's push for peace does not change Russia's intentions to continue the war, — intelligence

Share: United States intelligence has informed members of Congress that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "more than ever" determined to continue the war and is not going to stop the advance of Russian troops. US President Donald Trump's attempts to organize peace talks also do not affect Putin's intentions, writes NBC News. According to journalists, the American special services do not detect any signals that Russia is ready to make compromises on issues related to Ukraine.

"Putin today is more fixated on his position to continue the war than ever before," one of the unnamed high-ranking officials told the press. US intelligence emphasized that despite heavy losses in personnel and internal economic difficulties, Moscow is trying to maintain control over Ukrainian territories, as well as to expand its influence, in order to justify the colossal human and financial costs.

The White House refused to comment on the intelligence analysis, but recalled the US Treasury Department's sanctions imposed on Rosneft and Lukoil. "As the president stated, these are extraordinary sanctions against two major oil companies that he hopes will help end the war," the White House said in response to a request from journalists. It will be recalled that on October 28, Russian intelligence mentioned Napoleon and informed about the French military in Ukraine.