‘Personal war’: does Vladimir Putin know what is happening in Ukraine?

Russian president being ‘misled’ about botched invasion by fearful advisers, White House says

Vladimir Putin pictured during a meeting at the Kremlin
(Image credit: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

Vladimir Putin is increasingly isolated within the Kremlin and is being fed misleading updates on the progress of his invasion of Ukraine by advisers who fear delivering bad news, US intelligence suggests.

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