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US intelligence chiefs: ‘We don’t know’ Putin’s reason for military buildup on Ukrainian border

By Joel Gehrke
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US intelligence chiefs: ‘We don’t know’ Putin’s reason for military buildup on Ukrainian border

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reason for a major military buildup on Ukrainian borders remains a mystery, U.S. intelligence officials told lawmakers.

“The Russians have positioned themselves to give themselves options,” Army Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, told a Senate panel Wednesday. “We don’t know what the intent is right now.”

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