US intel shows Putin was 'misinformed' by advisers on Ukraine, White House says

White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield addressed recent U.S. intelligence on Wednesday that determined Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misinformed by his advisors on the ongoing invasion of Ukraine and has felt "misled," resulting in tensions with those officials.

While she would not characterize what Putin or his officials are thinking as it's not her place to do so, she said making this information public "contributes to an understanding" that the conflict has been "a strategic failure for Russia."

Asked about whether this information might increase concerns Putin could "lash out," Bedingfield said the White House was prepared for all contingencies and have been clear, should Russia act by deploying chemical weapons or other methods, there would be "severe consequences."

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[zoltanb]

Reporters should have asked what relevant information she can share.

[collegedays]

Holy crap these white house shills all sound the same

[bonsang]

you mean the way O'bomber was about Libya?

[kennethkan]

Unicorn do exist, she says believe me!

[cdoe]

"whitehouse says" and we are supposed to take this as informative?

[joe-hpnk]

Good lord, she's worst than the last white house speaker.

[SR-tedb]

They're paying this woman a 6-figure salary to stand at a podium, dodge questions and repeat the same nonsense over and

[cathybenadaro]

I have a hard time believing that Putin was misinformed.Putin is not misinformed.

[beomc]

LOL Does anyone actually believe a word coming from any Western leader at this point?

[afghanarand]

"Russian economy is being crippled by sanctions", meanwhile, the Ruble has almost recoupped back to pre-invasion value. What's funny is the American economy is being crippled, and everyone is feeling the effects of it.

[thatcanadianchick]

Oh oooo, "Off with their heads" said Putin

[joelbell]

So in another words this is just more propaganda if you can explain than you just being vague enough to screw with somebody’s head 🤦🏼

[alm]

Just keep asking the same questions in which she has no idea about lol!

[patrickcowan]

I feel badly informed by just watching this tripe.

[HDTube]

Best joke I heard all day.. I got a good laugh out of this one..

[danmoeser]

Do she think it's St Patrick's Day 🤣🤣🤣

[ronbattiston]

Kate is doing a good job. Well done Kate!

[rngbeater]

the real question is, how do they know that?

[lonewanderer]

If shutting down Russian oil is supposed to cripple their economy, why have our governments been shutting down domestic oil production? Asking for a friend.

[Gamer-gvxn]

Highly doubt Putin is misinformed😂😂 Seems more like your trying to misinform us so we hate Putin and ignore what’s really going on, oh wait, that’s exactly what’s happening.