In a flurry of diplomacy across two continents, US President Joe Biden has met with Germany's new leader and vowed a crucial gas pipeline will be blocked if Russia further invades Ukraine. 9News
Three of the sources said those officials include intelligence and military operatives.
Still, Russian defense personnel believe it will be difficult, a senior European official said. "In the assessments we see it is clear some people on the [Russian] defense side are not really understanding what the game plan is," the official said. Another possibility, the officials said, is that Putin decides upon a multi-pronged operation, sending in forces from several directions across Ukraine to quickly fracture the Ukrainian military's ability to fight as a cohesive force - a classic Russian military strategy.
The US has fairly solid insights into the Russian military and foreign ministry, the sources familiar with the intelligence told CNN.Many of those personnel have been involved in the current buildup near Ukraine, which has afforded the US better-than-usual visibility into Russian planning.
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