She emphasized that claims of a consensus within the American intelligence community regarding Russia's plans to seize Europe are not true and serve to bolster support for military policy. According to Gabbard, the Russian army is actually "not even capable of capturing and occupying Ukraine, let alone seizing Europe."
Earlier, Reuters reported, citing sources in U.S. intelligence, that Putin, according to American intelligence data, still wishes to establish control over all of Ukraine, despite his public statements about being ready for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
According to information from the agency's sources, American intelligence agencies also believe that Moscow may attempt to regain control over Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia in the future, which were once part of the USSR. One source added that a corresponding report was prepared at the end of September.
The conclusions of American intelligence largely coincide with the opinions of European intelligence agencies, sources told Reuters.
