Reports from American intelligence agencies warn that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not changed the goals of his war on Ukraine. They want to continue trying to capture all of Ukraine and take back parts of the former Soviet empire. This information has been given by six sources related to American intelligence.
Putin wants to occupy entire Ukraine and former Soviet Bloc
According to Reuters, these reports are completely different from the statements of US President Donald Trump and his peace negotiators. Trump’s team says Putin wants to end the war. But according to intelligence reports, Putin’s intentions are the same as when he launched a full-scale attack in 2022. The latest report is from the end of September.
These results are consistent with the views of European leaders and their intelligence agencies. He believes that Putin wants all of Ukraine and the territory of former Soviet bloc countries (including NATO members). Mike Quigley, a Democrat member of the US House Intelligence Committee, said, ‘The intelligence has always been that Putin wants more. Europeans believe in this completely. The Polish people completely agree. The Baltic countries think they are the first target.
Russian army captured about 6 thousand square kilometers
Currently, Russia occupies about 20 percent of Ukraine’s area. It includes large parts of Luhansk and Donetsk provinces (Donbass industrial region), parts of Zaporizhia and Kherson, and Crimea. Putin calls all of them part of Russia. This year the Russian army has captured an area of about 6,000 square kilometers.
What is the status of peace talks?
Trump’s team is working on a 20-point peace plan. His son-in-law Jared Kushner and real estate developer Steve Witkoff are talking to Ukrainian, Russian and European officials. American, Ukrainian and European negotiators in Berlin have agreed on security guarantees for Ukraine. This includes-
- Deploying primarily European security forces (away from the frontlines in Ukraine and in neighboring countries)
- Ukraine’s army limit is 8 lakh soldiers (Russia wants less, US is open to it)
- Intelligence and other help from America
- Approval from the US Senate, perhaps even US-backed air patrolling
According to some sources, this guarantee is dependent on Ukraine leaving the territory, but others say that alternative routes are also being considered. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is refusing to leave the region. He said, ‘One question has not been answered yet, what will these security guarantees actually do?’
Trump is pressuring Ukraine to withdraw its troops from a small part of Donetsk, but Zelensky and most Ukrainians are not ready to accept this. Putin said on Friday that he was ready for peace talks, but made no compromise and kept his own conditions. They oppose the deployment of foreign troops in Ukraine.
What did the officials say on this whole matter?
The White House official said that Trump’s team has made great progress in ending the war. US Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said, ‘Russia does not want a major war with Europe and does not have the ability to completely occupy Ukraine.’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, ‘I don’t know whether Putin wants a deal or the whole country. He has said it openly. We know what their goals were when the war started, they were not achieved.
On behalf of Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, ‘The report is false and it is not true at all.’
