Western officials admit that Putin may try to seize Kyiv again, despite change in strategy - CNN
It cannot be said that the recent change in Russia's strategy in the war against Ukraine means that Putin has given up trying to seize Kyiv, US and Western officials say.
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According to a senior defense official, Putin's long-term goals are unclear, but US and European officials told CNN that a re-invasion of the Kyiv region is still possible.
"We expect that to protect any territory it captures in the east, Russia has the potential to expand its power projection and presence even deeper into Ukraine, beyond Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts," said Jake Sullivan, a U.S. national security adviser.
According to Sullivan, the United States expects Russia to continue to launch air and missile strikes throughout Ukraine, including Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Lviv.
"Russia's goal, after all, is to weaken Ukraine as much as possible," he said.
