Putin's failure: The CIA was evaluated by the counter -offensive of the Ukrainian army

This conclusion was reached by CIA William Burns, noting the fact that Putin greatly underestimated the determination of Ukrainians to defend his territory. About it writes the British edition of The Guardian. The head of the US department believes that the Russian president in February this year was deeply mistaken in his assumptions about the will of Ukraine for resistance.

According to Burns, Putin is surrounded by advisers who do not want to contradict him, so he mistakenly considers that the longer the war will delay, the stronger his position is against the background of the weakening of the West's determination to support Ukraine. "Putin is now betting that he will be tougher than Ukrainians, Europeans and Americans," Burns said at Billington Cybersecury in Washington.

In addition, the CIA Head believes that the events of recent days indicate weaknesses in the Russian army, which will inevitably turn into long -term consequences for the Russian economy. "Not only the weakness of the Russian armed forces is revealed . . . But long -term damage to the Russian economy and generations of Russians will be caused," Berns said. In the process of speech, Burns also emphasized the role of American special services, whose activities are aimed at Putin failure in Ukraine.

At the same time, the head of the CIA emphasized that the decision of the US Presidential Administration Joe Baiden to declassify some intelligence data to expose the Kremlin's actions and plans in Ukraine and "played a very effective role over the last six months. " Recall that Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, said that since February 24, Russia has lost nothing, but even strengthened its sovereignty.