Is Russia Escalating? George Friedman Breaks Down the Threat
The visit aimed to warn Moscow that Ukraine will not hand over the Donbas and that further escalation would deepen Russia’s economic strain, officials said.
- Following CIA Director John Ratcliffe's recent unannounced visit to Moscow, Russia intensified strikes on Kyiv, killing at least 9 people over 4 days and damaging the Security Service of Ukraine headquarters.
- Ratcliffe sought to convince Russian intelligence leadership that Moscow holds a weak position, but he failed to persuade President Vladimir Putin to make concessions on the ongoing Ukraine conflict.
- A source close to the Russian diplomatic corps stated the strikes signal that "Russia is continuing its offensive operation and sees no reason to shift its stance to a more flexible one."
- Despite a budget deficit reaching 6.5 trillion rubles over 7 months and the loss of one-third of gasoline production, the Kremlin maintains its military strategy.
- President Donald Trump's special representatives, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, will travel to Moscow for discussions before arriving in Kyiv on Sunday, September 6, to address the ongoing full-scale invasion.
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In Russia, Ratcliffe's visit was seen as an attempt to persuade Putin to stop the war, and Putin read it as a weakness.
According to the newspaper's sources, which chronicled the escalation of Russia's bombing of Ukraine after the American intelligence chief's unexpected visit to Moscow, Ratcliffe conveyed to Russia that its position was weakening and would deteriorate, urging it to resume peace talks. "You're not doing well. It's time to talk." One source told the newspaper that after the meetings, Ratcliffe believed he had conveyed the intended message, but ult…
Is Russia Escalating? George Friedman Breaks Down the Threat
It’s been an interesting few days for US-Russia relations. On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss the CIA Director’s trip to Moscow, the drone plot in Germany, and reports of Russia’s help in an Iranian advanced weapons program. What does a threat assessment of Russia reveal about these tactical and diplomatic shifts? What are the impacts on European security, US-Russia relation…
Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the intention of taking advantage of Ukraine's seriously weakened air defence, is intensifying a bombing campaign that, in his opinion, will force Kiev to capitulate to key territorial demands of its own, perhaps even this winter, said members of the Russian elite and analysts, reports The Washington Post.
The Americans called for peace, but Putin decided otherwise. Russia intensified air strikes on Ukraine following CIA Director John Ratcliffe's secret visit to Moscow. The Kremlin perceived the US warning as a sign of Western weakness and decided to increase pressure on Kyiv, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing The Washington Post. An Attempt at a Slip of the Tongue and the Kremlin's Reaction As the publication notes, during the visit, CIA Director …
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