Ukrainian President Zelensky talks to CNN about the battle for Bakhmut, President Joe Biden's recent visit and more in an exclusive interview. Follow updates and watch now.
From CNN's Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen and Michael Conte
The US intelligence community believes that Russia"probably does not want a direct military conflict with U.S. and NATO forces, but there is potential for that to occur," according to the"Russian leaders thus far have avoided taking actions that would broaden the Ukraine conflict beyond Ukraine’s borders, but the risk for escalation remains significant," the report said.
"We do not foresee the Russian military recovering enough this year to make major territorial gains, but Putin most likely calculates the time works in his favor, and that prolonging the war including with potential pauses in the fighting may be his best remaining pathway to eventually securing Russia's strategic interests in Ukraine, even if it takes years,” Haines said.
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