US intel indicates Russian officers have had doubts about full scale Ukraine invasion
By Natasha Bertrand, Jim Sciutto and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN
Intercepted communications obtained by the US have revealed that some Russian officials have worried that a large-scale invasion of Ukraine would be costlier and more difficult than Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Kremlin leaders realize, according to four people familiar with the intelligence.
Three of the sources said those officials include intelligence and military operatives.
The officials have also grumbled about their plans being discovered and exposed publicly by western nations, two of the sources said, citing the intercepted communications.
There is no evidence that these officials are opposed to the overall plan, or would revolt against Putin’s orders, two of the sources said. Another source familiar with the US intelligence noted that Russia has a professional military that would be expected to effectively carry out Putin’s orders.
https://keyt.com/news/2022/02/07/us-intel-indicates-russian-officers-have-had-doubts-about-full-scale-ukraine-invasion/
