(Bloomberg, Virginia) According to the latest assessment of the National Defense Intelligence Agency of the Pentagon of the United States, if Ukraine continues to resolutely resist the invasion of the Russian army, the Russian side continues to consume regular troops and weapons and equipment, Putin may issue nuclear threats, rumorsUse nuclear weapons to Western countries.

The US National Defense Intelligence Agency issued a 67 -page summary on the global threat. In the abstract of the bureau, the director of the bureau pointed out: "Long -term occupation of some parts of Ukraine may weaken Russia's troops and consume its modernizationWeapons, and economic sanctions may cause Russia to fall into long -term economic depression and diplomacy. "

Belle pointed out in a written testimony submitted to the 17th hearing of the House of Representatives Military Commission that Ukraine's resistance and economic sanctions of the international community will threaten Russia's ability to "modernize precision guidance weapons in production"," With this war and its consequences slowly weakening Russia's conventional military forces, Russia may rely more and more to rely on nuclear deterrence to send signals to the West and show the public at home and abroad. "

Russia mainly relies on long -range missile attacks

Putin has previously announced that Russia's nuclear military arsenal is placed in a high degree of alert state.A senior official of the Pentagon told reporters on the 17th that the Russian invasion was basically stagnant. The Russian offensive mainly relied on a long -range missile attack. So far, it has launched more than 1,000 such missile attacks on Ukraine.

Belll said: "Because the United States obsessed Russia's goals in Ukraine, and Russia believes that the United States is a country in decline, Russia may not only take more radical actions in Ukraine, but also inIn the confrontation with the West, we use more extensive offensive means. "Belir pointed out that a key motivation for Russia's invasion of Ukraine is its determination to" rebuild the influence on Ukraine and other former Soviet Union to join the Republic. "

He added, "Although Ukraine's resistance exceeds expectations and the Russian army suffers from great losses in the early stage of the conflict, Moscow still seems to be determined to promote the front by using more fatal means until the Ukrainian governmentIt is willing to accept the conditions that are conducive to Moscow. "

Putin ordered the Russian Ministry of Defense to transfer the nuclear weapon forces into the" special combat task execution mode "at the end of last month.

Belle said that Russia is strengthening preparations, "to ensure that the situation is needed, it can quickly switch to a higher alert state."