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Military intel chief says Putin cant achieve Ukraine goal #IndiaNEWS #News
Washington: Russias setbacks and stretched resources in Ukraine show its forces are incapable of achieving President Vladimir Putins initial aims in invading the country as things stand now, the Pentagons intelligence chief said on Friday.
“Were coming to a point right now where I think Putin is going to have to revise what his objectives are for this operation,� Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, director of the Defence Intelligence Agency, told an intelligence and national security conference outside Washington.
“Because “its pretty clear right now that hes not going to be able to do what he initially intended to do. � Putin sent troops into neighbouring Ukraine in February with what US officials say was the objective of unseating Ukraines Western-friendly government.
Ukrainian forces drove Russian fighters from their positions around Ukraines capital earlier in the war. And Russia suffered another major setback last week, when a Ukrainian counteroffensive forced its troops back from large swaths of Ukraines northeast.
“The Russians planned for an occupation, not necessarily an invasion, and that has set them back, Berrier said, citing Putins reluctance so far to fully mobilise Russian forces to get more manpower into the fight.
US President Joe Biden and other administration officials have taken care not to call Russias latest retreat a Ukrainian victory or turning point in the war, and analysts caution its impossible to assess what may lie ahead.
“Hes coming to a decision point, Berrier said of Putin. What that decision will be we dont know. But that will largely drive how long this conflict lasts. � Berrier spoke at a panel with other senior officials at the intelligence communitys Intelligence and National Security Summit at National Harbour in Maryland just outside Washington.
Asked about concerns that Putin could unleash weapons of mass destruction if hes thwarted on the battlefield by US and NATO-backed Ukrainian forces, CIA Deputy Director David Cohen said, “I dont think we should underestimate Putins adherence to his original agenda, which was to control Ukraine. I dont think weve seen any reason to believe he has moved off that. � Nor should the US underestimate Putins “risk appetite�, Cohen said. Putin and his officials early in the war made allusions to Russias nuclear arsenal and to massive retaliation in warning NATO not to get involved in the conflict.
That being said, we have not seen concrete evidence of planning for the use of WMD, Cohen said. The more likely form of any Russian retaliation against the United States would be more attempts at interfering with the US political system, other security and intelligence officials said.

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