11 minutes agoAmerican Intelligence: Russia delayed Kherson's withdrawal announcement to undermine Benden victory
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)American intelligence says Russia may have delayed announcing its troop withdrawal from the Ukrainian town of Kherson to avoid granting a political victory to the Biden administration before the medium-term elections. Senior Russian officials have discussed the effect on the mid-term US elections as a factor about the withdrawal announcement, said one [...]
Top Russian officials have discussed the effect on the mid-term US elections as a factor about the withdrawal announcement, a person known with intelligence said.
Waiting until after the US elections was always a pre-planned “condition of Russia's withdrawal from Kherson, CNN said, a second person known to intelligence.
Military analysts say Russia had few other operational options and was prepared to withdraw for weeks, prompting American officials to ask when the Russians would officially accept the withdrawal.
According to these sources, this is a sign that Russia has a continuing interest in influencing the US political landscape, although sources add that Russia probably miscalculated the impact such an announcement would actually have on the elections.
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Even American President Joe Biden last week seemed to imply that he believes that the time of Russia's announcement was more than mere coincidence.
