Understanding Russian War Plans - The Crown Jewel of Achievement

Dara Khanna: Understanding Russian war plans is like the crown jewel of achievement for US intelligence. At the time, if you look back at the fall of 21 and moving towards February 22, it seemed like the public emphasis was on pre-bunking. But behind the scenes, we know now, there was a concerted effort at multiple levels of the U.S. government to speak with the Ukrainians," she says. "We are going to support Ukraine. There will be consequences to you" The Russians misread the situation; they misread what their intelligence was telling them,. They had actually hundreds of people who were ready to be collaborators in Ukraine's Zilinski government.