CNN: Putin Has Changed Targets In War Against Ukraine
8- 2.05.2025, 12:15
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New U.S. intelligence has emerged.
New intelligence suggests that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may have shifted his focus in the war against Ukraine to shorter-term goals.
This is reported by CNN.
Sources say Putin may have switched his focus to consolidating his control over now-captured territories and boosting Russia's struggling economy.
Previously, according to US and Western intelligence, Putin believed that the situation on the front was shaping up in his favor, that he had the momentum and enough manpower to wage a protracted war against Ukraine and take over the entire country.
The notion that Putin may have changed his mind has played to the belief of U.S. President Donald Trump and his negotiators, who believe that the Kremlin chief may now be more inclined to consider a potential peace deal than before.
High-ranking U.S. officials, however, remain skeptical of Putin and his claims that he wants a peace agreement. There is also a widespread belief that even if Russia agrees to the version of an agreement that is on the table, Moscow may try to restart the war to seize more Ukrainian territory.
"I think he may be thinking ... about what a reasonable goal might be in the short term," a senior Western intelligence official said.
The Trump administration's pressure to threaten new sanctions and fight Russia's economy puts Putin in a potentially difficult position. CNN also notes that the talks focused on the potential for investment between the U.S. and Russia should the war end.
"All of this really depends on what the U.S. is willing to offer so that he can not just claim victory domestically, but really feel that he has achieved something that is worth a significant pause and then perhaps resume fighting at some point later," the official said.
The source also pointed to Putin's repeated references to the historical origins of the Russian people said he has a "long-term goal" of taking over most of Ukraine, "at least the parts of it that Putin believes are the cradle of Russian civilization."
The senior European official agreed, Moscow is willing to "play along" with the United States and limit its immediate goals to improve relations with Washington. However, the country has "clearly not abandoned its maximalist military goals."
"(The Kremlin hopes that improved relations - ed.) will provide a distraction after a tactical pause, and then they can use a combination of military, economic, informational and political tools to achieve all of Putin's goals in Ukraine and beyond," the official said.
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