Pentagon: Putin Being “Misinformed” By Advisers About Invasion

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🗓️ 31 March 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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The Pentagon says, "we believe that Putin is being misinformed" about Russian military performance in Ukraine and the impact of sanctions on Russia’s economy. That, as Ukrainian cities continue to be bombarded despite Russia’s claims of de-escalation, with heavy shelling reported around Kyiv over the past 24-hours, and Chernihiv’s Mayor saying his city has come under a “colossal attack”.Plus, Ukraine’s President Zelensky says “negotiations with Russia are "only words", Chris Rock makes his first public remarks on the Will Smith slap, the Biden Administration pledges $500 million in budgetary aid to Ukraine, and how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is fueling an international hunger crisis.Hosted by Wolf Blitzer To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I am Wolf Blitzer.
0:03.2	This is CNN Tonight.
0:04.8	Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world.
0:08.3	The Pentagon warned yesterday not to be fooled, and there's further proof tonight that
0:12.4	Russia is not to be taken at its word.
0:15.2	It's not drastically reducing military operations around Ukraine's capital and in the city of
0:20.0	Cherneiv to the north, but increasing its assault.
0:23.6	The mayor of Cherneiv says his city has been under colossal attack over the last 24
0:28.9	hours and keyed the capital as remained under constant bombardment as well.
0:34.0	Despite Moscow's claims of a scaleback, here's the Ukrainian President Zelensky's take
0:39.1	on that tonight.
0:43.2	This is not a retreat.
0:45.4	This is the result of the work of our defenders who pushed them back.
0:51.2	The Pentagon says only a small percentage of Russian forces are repositioning from
0:55.8	the capital, but the majority remain and the air strikes haven't stopped at all.
1:00.5	Meanwhile, not only are Russians being misled on this invasion by their own government,
1:05.8	the U.S. now says, Vladimir Putin himself isn't being told the truth about it by some of
1:10.8	his own advisors, the new U.S. intelligence reporting confirmed by the Pentagon today.
1:19.5	We would concur with the conclusion that Mr. Putin has not been fully informed by his
1:30.8	Ministry of Defense at every turn over the last month.
1:35.1	A U.S. official tells CNN that Putin's been misled about his military's performance,
1:41.1	but he's become aware, which apparently led to a rift between Putin and his top defense
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