Russian President Vladimir Putin's advisors fear telling him the truth about his 'failing' Ukraine war strategy, the head of Britain's top communications spying agency said on Thursday.
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Fleming said Putin had underestimated the Ukraine resistance, the strength of the international coalition against him, and the impact of economic sanctions. His remarks, released in advance, echoed US intelligence issued by the White House the previous day indicating Putin was being"misinformed" by his advisors about the progress of the Russian operation.
The Russian leader had also overestimated his own military's ability to secure a rapid victory, he added. Russia's public statement this week that it would"radically" reduce combat operations around the capital Kyiv and the northern city of Chernigiv"perhaps shows they have been forced to significantly rethink", Fleming said.Though some people were surprised that Moscow had not launched a catastrophic cyber attack, Fleming said it was"never our understanding" that such an offensive was central to the Russian invasion.
On the battlefields in Ukraine, Moscow was using mercenaries and foreign fighters to support its own forces, Fleming said.
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