Russia-Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misled by his advisers on the real time updates of the war inUkraine, the US says.
They are too scared to tell him how badly the war in Ukraine is going, the White House says.
Also, the British intelligence says that the Russian troops in Ukraine are demoralised, short of equipment and are now refusing to carry out orders.
Vladimir Putin is not being updated about the full impact of sanctions against Russia, the White House said.
However, the Kremlin has not yet commented on the assessments. According to the White House spokesperson Kate Bedingfield, the US had information that Mr Putin “felt misled by the Russian military.” This is what had resulted in “persistent tensions between Putin and his military leadership”.
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How the world sees Putin’s war on Ukraine?
The whole West sees this war as a strategic blunder by Moscow. Additionally, it has left Russia weaker over the long term and isolated on the world stage.
Now, the Ukrainian forces have already begun attempts to retake some areas from Russia.
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As per Russia’s latest moves, it intends to scale back operations around Kyiv and Chernihiv.
On the other hand, the US and Ukraine doubt Russia is continuing to reposition forces away from Kyiv just to refocus on eastern regions.
So far, four million Ukrainians have fled the war-torn country. Meanwhile, peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are scheduled to restart online on 1 April.
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