Russia Will Fail to ‘Break’ Ukraine, Estonia’s Spy Chief Says
- Russia can’t achieve ‘quality leap,’ but still has resources
- Estonian intelligence report sees no cracks in Putin’s Russia
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Estonia’s spy chief predicted a grinding conflict in Ukraine, with the war to be decided “on the battlefield,” though he expressed optimism that Kyiv will prevail against Russian forces in the end.
Kaupo Rosin, the director general of Estonia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, spoke as the agency issued an annual report assessing that Vladimir Putin remains convinced that time is on his side as he draws from significant resources to feed his war machine. As NATO member states ramp up weapons deliveries with battle tanks – and potentially air power – the Kremlin will struggle to fulfill its war aims, he said.