US Director of National Intelligence Says President Putin Is Preparing For A Prolonged Conflict In Ukraine

 

Daily Mail: Putin has military ambitions beyond the Donbas with sights set on Moldova and is preparing for a 'prolonged conflict' in Ukraine, Biden's top spy chief warns 

* Vladimir Putin is preparing for a 'prolonged' war in the Ukraine, President Joe Biden's spy chief warned 

* U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines warned the fighting will grow worse and that Putin will expand his reach beyond the Donbas region 

* 'We are not confident that the fight in the Donbas will effectively end the war,' Haines said 

* 'We assess President Putin is preparing for prolonged conflict in Ukraine during which he still intends to achieve goals beyond the Donbas' 

* She and Lt. General Scott Berrier, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency Directory, testified before Senate Armed Services Committee 

Vladimir Putin is preparing for a 'prolonged' war in the Ukraine, President Joe Biden's spy chief warned on Tuesday, and he will grow more 'unpredictable' and 'escalatory' in his invasion. 

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines warned the fighting will grow worse and that Putin will expand his reach beyond the Donbas region in southeast Ukraine. 

His targets could include neighboring Moldova, which is mostly encircled by Ukraine and, in its east, has Transnistria, a breakaway region controlled by pro-Russian separatists with the help of around 1,500 Russian troops.  

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