
The Washington Post said that secret American intelligence reports questioned the intention of Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war against Ukraine, and believes that he has not limited his goal of immediate control and directness to his western neighbor.
It quoted a person familiar with one of the secret reports that were distributed to the politics of President Donald Trump’s administration, on March 6, that Putin is still determined to extend his influence on Ukraine.
The newspaper stated that this source spoke to her, provided that his identity is not disclosed, like other sources that deal with secret intelligence.
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Challenges
According to the newspaper, these reports are not aimed at assessing President Trump’s high -risk diplomacy to end the 3 -year Ukrainian war, or the possibility of a 30 -day truce proposal agreed by US and Ukrainian officials this week.
But it sheds light on the difficult task of Trump and his team in charge of national security affairs, and raises the question about whether the White House offends, understanding Putin’s desire to seek peace.
In the fields of fighting, it appears that the Russian army is making great progress as the Ukrainian forces were expelled from a plot of land occupied in the Russian province of Kursk, which Kiev was hoping to use a bargaining paper.
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The truce is temporary
Putin is likely to take advantage of the truce to rest and equip his forces, according to current and former Ukrainian officials and Ukrainians, quoted by the newspaper, who are likely to violate the agreement to follow a provocative style to blame Ukraine.
A former US intelligence official, Eugene Romer, told the newspaper that he believed that any temporary truce or treaty will not be the end of the story, as the current conflict is part of the “permanent confrontation between Russia and the rest of Europe.”
For his part, Erik Siamela – like his colleague Romer, a former US intelligence official and expert on Russian affairs at the Carnegie International Peace Corporation – said that the key to reaching a favorable and permanent ceasefire agreement is to make security arrangements for Ukraine that allows it to rebuild its military power and deter a new attack.
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Trump is upset
A source familiar with the matter, which the Washington Post did not disclose his name, said that some of the assessments concluded by the intelligence services about Putin’s intransigence apparently angered Trump, and made him waved recently by imposing new and strict sanctions on Russia.
Ukrainian officials say they want to restore the entire lands that were within the borders of their country before 2014, although many officials and analysts benefit that it is unlikely to recover the Crimea through diplomacy or force.
The conditions that Putin had previously declared to reach the peace agreement to retain the full control of the four Eastern Ukrainian provinces occupied by Russia, and the preservation of a land bridge between Russia and the semi -Crimea, and the restoration of the lands that Ukraine is currently controlled, such as the cities of Khaisson and Zabarujia.