Avril Haines actually said...

The invasion has in fact proceeded consistent with the plan we assessed the Russian military would follow. Only they`re facing significantly...

We assess Putin feels aggrieved the West does not give him proper deference and perceives this as a war he cannot afford to lose.

Putin is unlikely to be determined by such setbacks and may escalate essentially doubling down to achieve Ukrainian disarmament neutrality t...

Russia's failure to rapidly seize Kyiv and overwhelm Ukrainian forces has deprived Moscow of the quick military victory that probably had or...