Exactly.
Exactly.
If anyone believes anything coming out of the White House I have a bridge to sell you.
Update(1640ET): The White House has made the unexpected and unusual claim Wednesday that Russia's military is currently misleading its commander-in-chief Vladimir Putin about the true state of the battlefield and Russian forces' advance inside Ukraine. A White House spokesperson said the US has information that points to Putin being "misled" by his generals.
"We believe that Putin is being misinformed by his advisors about how badly the Russian military is performing, and how the Russian economy is being crippled by sanctions because his senior advisors are too afraid to tell him the truth," White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield told a press briefing.
"We have information that Putin felt misled by the Russian military. There is now persistent tension between Putin and the (Ministry of Defence), stemming from Putin’s mistrust in MOD leadership," the US official asserted further. An earlier in the day CNN report coupled the 'misinformation' that Putin may be getting also with the extent of sanctions impact on the Russian economy. The report said:
The US believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin is being "misinformed" by his advisers about how badly the Russian military is performing in Ukraine and the impact of sanctions on Russia's economy, a US official tells CNN.
...The official said the assessment is based on declassified US intelligence findings.
>If anyone believes anything coming out of the White House I have a bridge to sell you.
Update(1640ET): The White House has made the unexpected and unusual claim Wednesday that Russia's military is currently misleading its commander-in-chief Vladimir Putin about the true state of the battlefield and Russian forces' advance inside Ukraine. A White House spokesperson said the US has information that points to Putin being "misled" by his generals.
"We believe that Putin is being misinformed by his advisors about how badly the Russian military is performing, and how the Russian economy is being crippled by sanctions because his senior advisors are too afraid to tell him the truth," White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield told a press briefing.
"We have information that Putin felt misled by the Russian military. There is now persistent tension between Putin and the (Ministry of Defence), stemming from Putin’s mistrust in MOD leadership," the US official asserted further. An earlier in the day CNN report coupled the 'misinformation' that Putin may be getting also with the extent of sanctions impact on the Russian economy. The report said:
The US believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin is being "misinformed" by his advisers about how badly the Russian military is performing in Ukraine and the impact of sanctions on Russia's economy, a US official tells CNN.
...The official said the assessment is based on declassified US intelligence findings.
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