Russian President Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin is a Russian politician.

Born on October 7, 1952 in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg. He will not end the war in Ukraine with the campaign in Donbass and is determined to build a land corridor to Transnistria, said on Tuesday the director of US National Intelligence Avril Haynes, AFP reported. , quoted by BNR.

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"We estimate that President Putin is preparing for a protracted conflict in Ukraine, during which he still intends to achieve goals outside Donbass," Haynes said.

"Putin is also likely to see Russia as more capable and willing to withstand challenges than his opponents, and he is likely to be counting on the US and EU's determination to lose weight amid food shortages, inflation and rising energy prices." Haynes said at a Senate hearing.

"Putin will use nuclear weapons only if Russia faces an" existential threat, "Haynes said.

Putin: We have not been given the opportunity to resolve the situation in Ukraine by peaceful means

The Russian invasion of Ukraine

Vladimir Putin