A set of US intelligence reports, cited in a report published by the agency Reuters this Sunday (21), points out that the Russian dictator, Vladimir Putin, has not abandoned territorial ambitions that go beyond Ukraine and include areas of Europe that were part of the former Soviet bloc.
According to sources interviewed by the British agency, the documents indicate that Moscow continues to pursue long-term strategic objectives, even in the midst of ongoing diplomatic negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. The most recent report cited in the investigation dates from the end of September.
According to the report, these conclusions contradict the Kremlin’s public denials, which reject the idea that Russia represents a threat to Europe. The US assessments also differ from the discourse of negotiators linked to the White House, who claim that Putin would be interested in ending the conflict.
According to the sources, the reading of American intelligence has remained consistent since the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and coincides with analyzes by British intelligence services and other European countries, which see Russian ambition as aimed not only at Ukraine, but also at territories of former Soviet republics, including countries now members of NATO.
Also according to the report, American officials state that, despite these ambitions, intelligence assesses that Russia does not currently have the military capacity for a large-scale advance on Europe.
