CIA specifically estimates when Russia will attack Ukraine

Belarusian soldiers take part in a joint exercise with Russian soldiers near the village of Volka, 230km southwest of the capital Minsk. Photo: AFP/TTXVN

German newspaper said that US intelligence has urgently warned NATO allies about the possibility of Russia attacking Ukraine. According to Spiegel, on February 11, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as well as the US military warned the German federal government and other NATO countries that, based on new information, there are concerns that the attack could be carried out as early as February 16.

According to many diplomats and military sources, the US has provided a lot of information in a secret exchange, specifically about the Russian attack routes as well as the individual Russian units and the tasks they are responsible for. The time of the attack is likely to fall on February 16. Berlin is not yet clear where the sharp warnings from the US came from, but the US explanation is very detailed and synthesized from many sources.

Some informed sources believe that the US deliberately spread information to sabotage Russia's attack plan. According to Western military and diplomatic circles on the evening of February 11, it was clear that US intelligence had information that Russian leaders had prepared their troops for February 16, but it was unclear whether that was a decision or not. At a press conference at the White House, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan did not want to comment on this information./.