"Putin has not reached the goals": the Russian Federation uses a pause to prepare for a long war - the intelligence of Italy

About it on Tuesday, February 28, writes La Stampa with reference to the annual report of Italian intelligence, submitted by the Parliament of the country. As it is specified, Russia wants to use the time of lull to restart the domestic defense complex, which is already suffering from international economic restrictions. "For Russians, an operational pause is necessary for the recovery and preparation for a long war.

Moscow is trying to use this period of relative stagnation to restart the activities of the Russian military-industrial complex, which, remaining significant in terms of production facilities, begins to be exposed to Western sanctions," The report of the intelligence services 2022 ended with the fact that Putin recognized the problems that arose in the Armed Forces on the front line in the Donbass.

It is this that the alleged restructuring of the Russian army, which is planned to be increased to 1. 5 million servicemen, is the Italian scouts. They also suggest that in Russia, a decrease in the level of support of the war among the population began. This also says the number of citizens who are trying to leave the territory of the aggressor country today.

"Although a large part of the Russian population continues to support the work of the Russian leadership, due to the spread of propaganda in the media, there is a decrease in consensus in public polls, as evidenced by the number of people who leave the country," intelligence says.

In intelligence, they also clarified that Putin did not reach his goals, as he underestimated Ukraine, its ability to defense, and could not predict the prompt response of the West to the military aggression of the Russian Federation. In Italy, they are also convinced that the Kremlin will not stop interfering with the internal affairs of NATO countries, resorting to cyberattacks, blackmail and misinformation.