Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misled by his advisers and does not know how poorly his invasion of Ukraine is going, a U.S. defense official reportedly said on Wednesday. “The struggling strongman is being lied to by his inner circle about everything from military losses to the economy, an unnamed US official said, citing recently declassified intelligence,” The New York Post reported. “US intelligence suggests that Putin was unaware of the extent to which his army was relying on — and losing — conscripted soldiers, the official said.” “The Russian leader has also been given an unrealistically rosy assessment

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed President Biden for repeatedly making “incredibly dangerous” comments that have forced his administration to try to walk back what he has said. “Watching the cascade of blunders from Biden, that’s five gaffes in 48 hours,” Cruz said during an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity. “I don’t recall ever seeing an American president mess things up so badly, from calling for regime change, then calling that back; from suggesting America would launch chemical weapons to walking that back; from suggesting the 82nd Airborne would be sent to Ukraine to calling that back.” “He also said

On Tuesday, a U.S. official revealed that Russian forces are redeploying, not withdrawing from Kyiv, Ukraine, despite claims from Russia that they would be withdrawing forces in the hopes of making a peace deal with Ukraine. The official told Fox News’ Mark Meredith that “any movement of Russian forces from around Kyiv is a redeployment, not a withdrawal, and the world should be prepared for a major offensive against other areas of Ukraine.” “No one should be fooled by Russia’s announcements,” the official said. “It also does not mean the threat to Kyiv is over. Russia has failed in its objective of