Russian President Vladimir Putin “runs out of energy” in Ukraine and his troops may have to “stop” in the coming weeks, the Head of the British Foreign Intelligence Service MI6 said. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum on Thursday, Richard Moore added that Russia also lost his ability to spy in Europe. His claims are based on reports of expulsion of more than 400 Russian intelligence officers from many cities in Europe and the arrest of several spy covers posing as civilians.
“I think he has suffered strategic failures in Ukraine. This is clearly not over. He has clearly made it, and Russian troops have made, some progress gradually for several weeks and the last month but it is a small amount. We talked about the small number of miles of progress. When they take the city, there is nothing left. It was eliminated, “said Mr. Moore.
“And I think they will run out of energy. I think our assessment is that Russia will be increasingly difficult to supply labor for the next few weeks. They must stop in several ways and it will provide Ukraine opportunities to attack again. Their morals are still high. They began to accept more and more good weapons, “he added.
The head of MI6 also refused the claim that Putin had cancer, Parkinson’s, or mysterious disease. Head of CIA William Burns also agreed, added that in the same forum that Russian leaders were “fully too healthy”. Mr. Burns, however, added that his comments were “not formal intelligence assessments” but personal opinions.
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 and in more than four months, has damaged several cities. This invasion also triggered broad sanctions by the West of the Russian government.
