{"id":1819381,"date":"2023-01-22T10:51:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T15:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1819381"},"modified":"2023-01-22T10:52:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T15:52:33","slug":"rebekah-koffler-what-to-expect-from-russia-and-putin-in-the-ukraine-war-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rebekah-koffler-what-to-expect-from-russia-and-putin-in-the-ukraine-war-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebekah Koffler: What to Expect From Russia and Putin in the Ukraine War in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frebekah-koffler-what-to-expect-from-russia-and-putin-in-the-ukraine-war-in-2023%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1819381&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><br \/>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin stated Wednesday that Russia plans to end hostilities with Ukraine. Don\u2019t buy it, Putin is all spin and the war is almost certain to continue. And as the war drags on, Putin\u2019s hand will be continue to be felt across Ukraine \u2014 and quite possibly the world. <\/p>\n<p>Putin now realizes that Ukraine isn&#8217;t about to surrender. Volodymyr Zelensky, a Western weaponry supplier, is making sure that Ukraine has a steady supply of Western weapons. 100 Ukrainian soldiers are currently in Oklahoma learning to use the Patriot missile defence system. Along with Germany and France, the US is also sending 50 Bradley Fighting Vehicles to\u00a0hunt down Russian T-90 tanks. Kyiv, rightfully encouraged, plans to launch another counter-offensive. \u201cdeeper and deeper\u201d into Russia, according Ukraine\u2019s military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov who promised the \u201chottest\u201d Fighting in March<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/kyiv-damage-russia-ukraine-war-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kyiv-damage-russia-ukraine-war-07.jpg\" alt=\"Scenes of carnage in Kyiv earlier this month, just days after Putin announced Russia&#039;s willingness to negotiate an \" acceptable solution  style=\"display:none\"><\/a><figcaption>Scenes of carnage in Kyiv earlier this month, just days after Putin announced Russia\u2019s willingness to negotiate an \u201cacceptable solution\u201d To end the war. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/kyiv-damage-russia-ukraine-war-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kyiv-damage-russia-ukraine-war-12.jpg\" alt=\"As he becomes increasingly desperate, Putin might wage an all-out bombardment of Kyiv (above, earlier this month), much like he did in Chechnya two decades ago.\" class=\"wp-image-25426363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/kyiv-damage-russia-ukraine-war-12.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/kyiv-damage-russia-ukraine-war-12.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/kyiv-damage-russia-ukraine-war-12.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Putin may become more desperate and wage an all out bombardment on Kyiv (above) earlier this month, much like he did in Chechnya 20 years ago. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Russia is responding accordingly. In December, Defense Minister Shoigu announced plans to beef up Russia\u2019s military from 1 to 1.5 million, with 315,000 additional soldiers and another half-a million conscripts added towards that goal. Putin made a second switch of commanders last week and assigned Valeriy Gerasimov (chief of the military generalstaff) to lead combat operations against Ukraine. Gerasimov\u2019s deputy: Sergei Surovikin, AKA \u201cGeneral Armageddon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is a clear indication of what&#8217;s to come. A close ally of Putin\u2019s, 67 year-old Gerasimov was a field commander in Chechnya from 1998 to 2003. On Putin\u2019s orders, he \u201ccleaned\u201d \u2013 aka destroyed \u2013 its capital, Grozny, in 2000, killing tens of thousands in the process. Gerasimov is also author of a special \u201ctotal warfare\u201d doctrine that integrates conventional, asymetric, and guerrilla tactics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/bradley-fighting-vehicle-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bradley-fighting-vehicle-01.jpg\" alt=\"Thanks to sustained US support \u2014 such as the delivery of Bradley Fighting Vehicle \u2014 Ukraine has managed to fend off a Russian victory.  Putin is working hard to undermine Ukrainian faith in continued Western arms supplies\" class=\"wp-image-25426555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/bradley-fighting-vehicle-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/bradley-fighting-vehicle-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/bradley-fighting-vehicle-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Thanks to sustained US support \u2014 such as the delivery of Bradley Fighting Vehicle \u2014 Ukraine has managed to fend off a Russian victory. Putin is trying to undermine Ukrainian faith and rely on Western arms supplies. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Putin declared that Russia was ready to negotiate on Christmas Day. \u201cacceptable solution\u201d To the war. This was another lie. The Russian missiles struck Ukraine several days later. Putin called for a temporary ceasefire on January 5th to observe Orthodox Christmas (January 6 &#8211; January 7).<sup>Th<\/sup>Another spin. Despite the ceasefire, Russia continued its bombardment of Ukraine with drone and missile strikes. Putin doesn&#8217;t want to settle for peace. He views this conflict as existential and considers Ukraine as part of Russia\u2019s strategic buffer against NATO. Talks from Moscow about a cease-fire are pure deception.<\/p>\n<p>Along with conventional warfare, Russia\u2019s cyber offensives are certain to increase. According to a senior Ukrainian official, Yuriy Schegol, Russia carried out 1,655 cyberattacks on Ukraine in 2022. Russia&#8217;s first attack was a huge one against Ukrainian networks. This crippled vital infrastructure and cut off electricity, heat, and water supply. The suffering has been so severe that there\u2019s been talk of declaring cyber attacks as a war crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/patriot-missile-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/patriot-missile-02.jpg\" alt=\"Dozens of Ukrainian soldiers are currently in the US training to operate Patriot Missile Defense systems such as these in Korea.\" class=\"wp-image-25426660\" width=\"618\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/patriot-missile-02.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1234 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/patriot-missile-02.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/patriot-missile-02.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/patriot-missile-02.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/patriot-missile-02.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Dozens and dozens of Ukrainian soldiers currently train in the US to operate Patriot Missile Defense System (similar to those in Korea)<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Russian cyber attacks will likely expand in scope and reach, with the potential to target European and American networks. Because Russia can and already has: Although unintentional, Moscow\u2019s cyber strike on the Viasat satellite network last May disrupted communications across Europe. Moscow could attack again with intent the next time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Putin has the world\u2019s most formidable cyber pros\u00a0 at his disposal. The more he feels trapped, the more likely it is that he will use them. Non-governmental Russian hackers have already penetrated most US federal government agencies \u2014 including the White House and Pentagon \u2014\u00a0 as well as US critical infrastructure, including nuclear facilities. Russian cybercriminal group Killnet claimed Monday that it had hacked the US Internal Revenue Service databases. This included user logins and passwords. KillNet attacked multiple U.S. airport websites in October. While the attacks did not impact air traffic control, Putin was signaling that Russia could easily do the same.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/zelensky-biden-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/zelensky-biden-01.jpg\" alt=\"Russian propagandists are already exploiting Pres. Biden&#039;s new &#039;classified documents&#039; scandal to sow doubt in the strength of American democracy and weaken the US relationship with Ukraine and its leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The pair are seen at the White House last December.\" class=\"wp-image-25426779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/zelensky-biden-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/zelensky-biden-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/zelensky-biden-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Russian propagandists already profit from Pres. Biden\u2019s new \u2018classified documents\u2019 Skandal to cast doubt on the strength of American democracy, and weaken the US relationship towards Ukraine and its leader Zelensky.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Russians have seized upon Joe Biden\u2019s current classified documents scandal, amplifying the incident across every major Russian newspaper. The TASS state news agency also put out an editorial assessing the gravity of the US President\u2019s \u201ccrimes\u201d Future consequences. One Russian expert expressed hope that Republicans would think twice before giving Biden more funding for Ukraine, while another estimated that Biden\u2019s \u201creputation will suffer\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This propaganda campaign has the immediate aim of causing doubt in Ukraine about US support for its war efforts. Russia hopes to undermine the Biden Presidency, and show the divisiveness potential of democracy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Putin will do everything he can to maintain the war in Ukraine as the conflict approaches the one-year mark. Because as long as Ukraine is involved in combat operations, it cannot meet\u00a0 requirements for joining NATO. That is Putin\u2019s true definition of victory. This is why 2023 will see more bloodshed.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rebekah Koffler is the president of Doctrine &#038; Strategy Consulting. She was a former intelligence officer with the DIA and is also the author of\u202f \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Putins-Playbook-Russias-Secret-America\/dp\/1684510031\/?tag=nypost-20&#038;asc_refurl=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2022%2F09%2F24%2Fhow-putins-doctrine-of-chaos-aims-to-tear-americans-apart%2F&#038;asc_source=web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Putin\u2019s Playbook: Russia\u2019s Secret Plan to\u202fDefeat America<\/a>.\u201d Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rebekah0132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@Rebekah0132<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin stated Wednesday that Russia plans to end hostilities with Ukraine. Don\u2019t buy it, Putin is all spin and the war is almost certain to continue. And as the war drags on, Putin\u2019s hand will be continue to be felt across Ukraine \u2014 and quite possibly the world. Putin now realizes that &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1819384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[8016,5458,5119,11872,3733,7415,3819,4280,6991,6696],"class_list":["post-1819381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-8016","tag-bongino","tag-expect","tag-koffler","tag-putin","tag-rebekah","tag-report","tag-russia","tag-ukraine","tag-war"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1819381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1819381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1819381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1819384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1819381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1819381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1819381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}