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The

is approaching 80 days

with the Ukrainian Army trying to wear down

's on the battlefield, while Russian troops continue to inch their way into the

region amid growing fears that the

will escalate.

will lengthen over time

In fact, the director of US National Intelligence,

, has warned that "

is preparing for a long

. The US official warned that in the coming months there may be "an escalation", although she clarified that

"will only authorize the use of

if it perceives an existential threat to the Russian state or regime".

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The US foresees a long war in Ukraine with the risk of escalation

The United States estimates that the

will be long and that Russian President

wants to extend it to Transnistria, even if it entails a military escalation and the establishment of martial law in

, according to the head of the intelligence services.

"We believe that President

is preparing for a long conflict in Ukraine, during which he still intends to achieve goals beyond

," Avril Haines told Congress, at a time when deputies are preparing to unlock $40 billion for

.

The Russian army has given up on seizing

and deployed in the south and east of the country, officially to "liberate" the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Lugansk in Donbas, which could allow

to fully control the Sea of ​​Azov and It would guarantee territorial continuity with Crimea, a peninsula annexed by

in 2014.

's ambitions

outstrip the capabilities of the Russian military and that "likely means that in the coming months we will evolve along a more unpredictable and potentially escalating trajectory."

The head of the military intelligence agency, General Scott Berrier, claimed that fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces had "stalled".

But this repositioning in Donbas "is only temporary" and the Russian army wants to continue its advance to create a "land bridge" in southern Ukraine, to the great port of Odessa and the border with Moldova, Haines explained.

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