Is Russia Escalating? George Friedman Breaks Down the Threat
The visit aimed to warn Moscow that Ukraine will not hand over the Donbas and that further escalation would deepen Russia’s economic strain, officials said.
- Following CIA Director John Ratcliffe's recent unannounced visit to Moscow, Russia intensified strikes on Kyiv, killing at least 9 people over 4 days and damaging the Security Service of Ukraine headquarters.
- Ratcliffe sought to convince Russian intelligence leadership that Moscow holds a weak position, but he failed to persuade President Vladimir Putin to make concessions on Ukraine.
- A source close to the Russian diplomatic corps stated the strikes signal that "Russia is continuing its offensive operation and sees no reason to shift its stance to a more flexible one."
- Despite a budget deficit reaching 6.5 trillion rubles over 7 months and the loss of one-third of gasoline production, the Kremlin maintains its military strategy.
- President Donald Trump's special representatives, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, will travel to Moscow for discussions before arriving in Kyiv on Sunday, September 6, to address the ongoing full-scale invasion.
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Who really benefits from the CIA chief’s Moscow trip?
The sudden and unusually secretive trip by CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow has generated exactly the kind of speculation that Washington normally claims to dislike but routinely encourages. Was he there to discuss Ukraine? Iran? Prisoner exchanges? Intelligence channels? Or some new attempt to keep a line of communication open between Washington and Moscow? […]
<p>Putin after the visit of the head of the CIA refused concessions on Ukraine - WP Ratcliffe did not convince Putin to make concessions on Ukraine. After the visit, Russia intensified strikes on civilian infrastructure.</p>
It was no coincidence that the whole world was aware of the visit.
In Russia, Ratcliffe's visit was seen as an attempt to persuade Putin to stop the war, and Putin read it as a weakness.
According to the newspaper's sources, which chronicled the escalation of Russia's bombing of Ukraine after the American intelligence chief's unexpected visit to Moscow, Ratcliffe conveyed to Russia that its position was weakening and would deteriorate, urging it to resume peace talks. "You're not doing well. It's time to talk." One source told the newspaper that after the meetings, Ratcliffe believed he had conveyed the intended message, but ult…
Is Russia Escalating? George Friedman Breaks Down the Threat
It’s been an interesting few days for US-Russia relations. On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss the CIA Director’s trip to Moscow, the drone plot in Germany, and reports of Russia’s help in an Iranian advanced weapons program. What does a threat assessment of Russia reveal about these tactical and diplomatic shifts? What are the impacts on European security, US-Russia relation…
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