Former defense official Robert Wilkie said on Newsmax Saturday that Vladimir Putin’s escalating attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are a sign of military weakness, not strength, and is resorting to civilian-targeted pressure ahead of winter.
Robert Wilkie, former undersecretary of defense and former secretary of Veterans Affairs, told “Saturday Agenda” that Russian President Vladimir Putin is turning to infrastructure attacks because his army has failed to secure battlefield success despite months of promised successful offensives.
Wilkie said President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed Ukraine’s air defense needs during their recent meeting.
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