The US has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not aware of the exact status of the war in Ukraine. The White House quoted intelligence agencies as saying that their officials were afraid to give accurate information about the war. They are hiding the truth from their own President. A senior US official said that these days there is also some tension between President Putin and his Defense Ministry.
The US said that the sudden disappearance of Russia’s defense minister shows that it is no longer ready to support Putin. Ukraine claimed that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had suffered a heart attack. He had an argument with Putin. However, the Kremlin has denied this.
White House communications director Kate Bedingfield said, “I think Putin’s advisers are not telling him the truth about how Russia’s military is getting worse in Ukraine and Russia’s economy is also collapsing because of sanctions.” Is. The point is that senior advisors are afraid of him telling the truth.
US Secretary of State Antony Blingen said Putin never gets all the information from his advisers. The president ruled as a dictator. The disadvantage of this is that there is no one around them to tell the truth. Everyone resorts to lies to please them. While talking to the New York Times, several officials said, Putin is feeling isolated at the moment.
During the pandemic, Putin distanced himself from his officials, he said. Putin publicly insults his officers, so his military officers are no longer ready to tell the truth.