Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
Highlight
- US claims tensions are rising between Putin and his military leadership
- White House calls Putin’s war in Ukraine a ‘strategic mistake’
- The White House said the war has weakened Russia and isolated it on the world stage
The White House said on Wednesday that the United States has information that Russian President Vladimir Putin is feeling misled by his military, saying the Ukraine war was a strategic mistake.
White House Press Secretary Kate Bedingfield told reporters at her daily news conference, “What I can say is, of course, we have information that Putin is feeling misled by the Russian military, which has resulted in Putin and his military leadership.” There is constant tension between them.”
“We believe that Putin is being misinformed by his advisers about how badly the Russian military is performing and how the Russian economy is being crippled by sanctions, because his senior advisers are too afraid to tell him the truth,” he said. said.
“So, it is increasingly clear that Putin’s war is a strategic blunder that has left Russia long vulnerable, and increasingly isolated on the world stage,” she said.
From the very beginning Russia made an offensive towards Kyiv at the start of the offensive. They are now trying to publicly redefine their invasion targets that they were initially different, he said when asked about some unclassified US intelligence that Putin had poorly informed by his military.
“What does this mean for the war in Ukraine and the prospects for negotiations right now?” He was asked.
“I think moving this information only contributes to the sense that it has been a strategic error for them. Again, I won’t tell what they’re thinking. I certainly won’t explain how they Maybe or not. Use this information to make decisions. It’s not my place. But I think making this information public makes sense that it has been a strategic failure for Russia. Obviously We will continue to advance our strategy of imposing serious costs on Russia, and trying to fortify Ukraine on the battlefield and the negotiating table,” Bedingfield said.
He reiterated that President Joe Biden is not advocating a policy of regime change.
“What he said a few days ago was a statement of personal moral outrage, but we do not have a formal policy of regime change. What we are doing is continuing to impose unprecedented costs on Russia,” she said.
“We are making sure that Russia is paying for this option. Putin himself has said that the cost, the impact of the sanctions, have been significant. So, we are focusing our strategy on making sure that we are safe. Providing aid to Ukraine and these options impose significant costs on Russia,” she said.
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