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Avril Haines: “Our analysts assess that Putin is unlikely to be deterred by such setbacks and instead may escalate essentially doubling…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2022
Our analysts assess that Putin is unlikely to be deterred by such setbacks and instead may escalate essentially doubling down to achieve Ukrainian disarmament neutrality to prevent it from further integrating with the U.S. and NATO.
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Avril Haines
Democratic · District of Columbia
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msnbc.com

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Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines assesses Putin's likely strategy in response to military setbacks.

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