The CIA Thought Putin Would Quickly Conquer Ukraine. Why Did They Get It So Wrong?

James Risen and Ken Klippenstein High-tech surveillance may have blinded the U.S. to how corruption has weakened the Russian military. [Editor’s note: Ukraine, the US, the UK and NATO, have been planning for a Russian incursion since 2014, when the “color revolution” financed with $5b US taxpayer dollars was used to drive out the Russian-friendly president and install a Western stooge, of which Zelensky is only the latest (and most monstrous) iteration. Those included Javelin anti-tank missiles and Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, of the kind Osama bin Laden assisted in arming…