According to “FT” informants, Russian commanders and security services regularly provide Putin with information in which the number of fallen Ukrainian soldiers is overstated and Russia's advantage in terms of military resources is untruthfully emphasized.
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What information do the generals give to Putin?
Why does Putin continue to attack Ukraine?
How many public briefings with Putin have taken place since October?
What misinformation is being shared about the war?
“Although Putin regularly meets with trusted people who explain to him that the war has become an increasing burden on Russia's declining economy, the excessively idealistic image presented at military briefings confirms his belief that he can win the war,” we read in the British newspaper.
Vladimir Putin does not give up on the Ukraine issue
According to sources cited by “FT”, the decision for Putin to continue attacks on Ukraine, despite “the apparently favorable terms of the peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump, (…) was made as a result of erroneous information reaching the Kremlin.”
The FT reported information from the independent Russian news site Faridaily, which reported that Putin had participated in six public briefings on the situation on the front since October. This is the highest number since the beginning of the war. The portal noticed that in three of them he appeared in a military uniform.
The newspaper also recalled Putin's statement on Friday, when during a four-and-a-half-hour press conference, the leader once again emphasized that his troops had an advantage over the Ukrainian side.
