Vladimir Putin is misinformed of the course of the war in ukrainebecause his advisers are afraid to reveal to him the military and economic losses suffered by Russia, a senior American official said on Wednesday March 30.
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“Putin didn’t even know his army was recruiting and losing conscripts in Ukraine, demonstrating a clear break in the flow of reliable information reaching the Russian president“, Said this official on condition of anonymity, ensuring that he was based on declassified American intelligence.
“In our view, Putin is being misled by his advisers about the poor performance of the Russian military and the severity of the sanctions’ impact on the Russian economy, because his top advisers are afraid to tell him the truth.“, according to the same source. The senior American official also assures that there is “now constant tension between Putin and the Ministry of Defense“.
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