“ At the beginning of 2025, the internal intelligence service of the US State Department expressed doubts about the readiness of the ruler of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, while the Central Intelligence Agency had a more positive assessment. Source: The Wall Street Journal citing sources, writes “European Truth” Details: According to the WSJ, at the beginning of the Donald Trump administration, American officials repeatedly asked intelligence analysts for data on the situation in Ukraine in order to determine Putin’s goals and assess his readiness for negotiations to end the war. CIA analysts concluded that Trump could find opportunities for negotiations with Putin, sources added. Instead, analysts of the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) referred to statements by Putin himself, in which he emphasized the priority of “demilitarization” and “denazification” of Ukraine. The State Department concluded that the master of the Kremlin will not be ready to give up his maximalist demands in the end. These estimates were prepared even before the meeting between Putin and Trump in Alaska, the publication says. As noted by The Wall Street Journal, INR management subsequently told analysts that their excellent rating was damaging the Bureau’s standing among government officials. After that, several analysts were fired, and one resigned. What preceded: In recent weeks, Trump began to speak publicly about Putin’s reluctance to end military operations in Ukraine. Trump recently changed his mind about meeting Putin in Budapest – a meeting he announced after his last phone call with him – and admitted he was disappointed with the pace of negotiations with Russia. The US president has said that he will not meet with the Kremlin ruler until an agreement is reached to ensure peace between Russia and Ukraine.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Vladimir Putin, photo by Getty Images Source: The Wall Street Journal with reference to sources, writes “European Truth”
Details: According to the WSJ, at the start of Donald Trump’s administration, US officials repeatedly asked intelligence analysts for data on the situation in Ukraine to determine Putin’s goals and gauge his readiness to negotiate an end to the war.
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CIA analysts concluded that Trump could find opportunities for negotiations with Putin, sources added.
Instead, analysts of the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) referred to statements by Putin himself, in which he emphasized the priority of “demilitarization” and “denazification” of Ukraine.
The State Department concluded that the master of the Kremlin will not be ready to give up his maximalist demands in the end. These estimates were prepared even before the meeting between Putin and Trump in Alaska, the publication says.
As noted by The Wall Street Journal, INR management subsequently told analysts that their excellent rating was damaging the Bureau’s standing among government officials. After that, several analysts were fired, and one resigned.
What preceded: In recent weeks, Trump has begun to speak publicly about Putin’s reluctance to end hostilities in Ukraine.
Trump recently changed his mind about meeting Putin in Budapest – a meeting he announced after his last phone call with him – and admitted he was disappointed with the pace of negotiations with Russia.
The US president has said that he will not meet with the Kremlin ruler until an agreement is reached to ensure peace between Russia and Ukraine.