US EditionPutin thinks he can outsmart the US during Ukraine peace talks, a European intelligence chief says
Estonian intelligence reports Putin aims to delay European rearmament and secure sanctions relief while Russia rapidly builds military forces, with limited progress in U.S.-brokered talks.
- Estonia’s foreign intelligence service released its annual report on Tuesday from Vilnius, saying Russia has no intention of attacking any NATO state this year or next, despite racing to rebuild its forces.
- Intelligence analysts say the Kremlin aims to `delay and hinder` European rearmament and exploit shifts in the U.S. to formalise Ukraine's defeat, according to the report.
- The report details operational threats, noting Russian ammunition production is expanding rapidly to stockpile supplies while fighting in Ukraine and any attack on Estonia would use drones simultaneously across its territory.
- European capitals face pressure to strengthen defence as the report warns concessions to Russia would, in effect, also `fuel China’s global ambitions`.
- The report says the Kremlin continues to regard the U.S. as its principal global adversary while feigning readiness to cooperate to secure the removal of U.S. sanctions, and China sees Russia as a useful ally to marginalise the West and as an energy source if a Taiwan conflict triggers sanctions.
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The Estonian secret service has presented its new annual report: an attack on a NATO country is not to be expected this year or next year.
Putin thinks he can outsmart the U.S. during Ukraine peace talks, a European intelligence chief says
Russian President Vladimir Putin has no desire to halt Russia’s almost 4-year-old invasion of neighboring Ukraine and thinks he can “outsmart” the United States during talks with Washington about how to end the war, a senior European intelligence official told The Associated Press.
Russia has no intention of launching a military attack on any NATO member state this year or next, but it is racing to rebuild its forces while Europe accelerates its rearmament, according to the annual report of Estonia’s foreign intelligence service. Estonia, a NATO member bordering Russia, is one of Moscow’s harshest critics and a staunch supporter of Ukraine. “(Europe) must invest in defense and internal security so that… in the future Russi…
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