Peskov began to justify these reports by saying that the West did not understand the “decision-making style” in Russia.
The day before, US intelligence reported that tense relations between the Kremlin leader and Russia's military leadership were the result of Vladimir Putin's lack of information from his inner circle. Today, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the State Department and the Pentagon “ have no real information about what is happening in the Kremlin.”
“You know, unfortunately, and, in fact, this is probably even our concern, it turns out that neither the State Department nor the Pentagon has real information about what is happening in the Kremlin. And they just don't understand what's going on in the Kremlin, they don't understand President Putin, they don't understand the decision-making mechanism, they don't understand the style of our work, “Peskova was quoted as saying by Medusa .
He added that “such a complete misunderstanding leads to wrong decisions, to hasty decisions that have very bad consequences.”
The White House spokeswoman said the day before: “We have information that Putin feels misled by the Russian military, which has resulted in ongoing tensions between Putin and the military leadership. In our view, advisers are misinforming Putin about how the Russian military is ineffective, and he is also misled about how much the country's economy is crippled by sanctions, as his senior advisers are very afraid to tell him the truth. “
The US presidential administration has decided to release this information now to show that starting the war, according to Bedingfield, was a strategic mistake for Russia.
According to two European diplomats quoted by Reuters, Russian conscripts were told they were taking part in military exercises, but before the invasion they had to sign a document extending their responsibilities.
The publication also claims that at the moment there were no signs that the situation could contribute to an uprising among the Russian military, but the situation was “unpredictable.” Western countries “hoped that disgruntled people would speak up,” according to an anonymous high-ranking European diplomat.
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Military analysts say Russia has reformulated its military goals in Ukraine in a way that will make it easier for Putin to claim a rescue victory, despite a deplorable campaign in which his army has suffered humiliating failures.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Putin's failure in Ukraine has exposed the “rotting” of authoritarianism.
