Putin’s strategic goals in Ukraine are unlikely to change, says US intelligence

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Putin’s strategic goals in Ukraine are unlikely to change, says US intelligence

Earlier this month, the U.S. intelligence community gave its assessment of the war in Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for a prolonged conflict during which he intends to achieve strategic goals beyond seizing the country southeastern Donbas region.

The assessment, based on the U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines during congressional testimony May 10, is based on two main factors: One, the conflict is transforming into a grinding war of attrition, with both Moscow and Kyiv believing they can continue making military gains, but with no clear winner likely to emerge in the near future. Two, Washington believes that Putin's strategic goals have probably not changed, suggesting that he regards his decision to refocus forces on Donbas in late March as a temporary shift to regain the initiative after the Russian military s failed to capture Kyiv and prevent the United States and NATO from providing meaningful military aid to Ukraine.

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