The Kremlin dictator believes this will help him.
CIA Director William Burns said that the second phase of Russia's war against Ukraine , when Russian troops launched an offensive in Donbass, was” at least as risky “or” even more risky “than the first phase. when Russia failed to capture Kyiv, reports Financial Times .
“[Putin] is in a state where he doesn't believe he can afford to lose; so the stakes are high at this stage,” Burns said. “I think now he is convinced that redoubled efforts … will allow him to make progress.” The CIA director said that Although US intelligence sees no “practical evidence” that Russia plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons, “we cannot take these capabilities lightly” given Russia's saber fire.
After an unsuccessful attempt to capture Kyiv and the northern regions of Ukraine, Russian troops were forced to flee in late March. After that, fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine. The occupiers are trying to establish full control over Donetsk and Luhansk regions. At the same time, according to Ukrainian officials, Putin has not rejected plans to seize the entire territory of Ukraine.
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