Former CIA Director David Petraeus:
Putin is trying to restore the Soviet Union all the time. And I don’t think Lithuania will be next. Moldova is much more likely, because they are much weaker in this regard.
European countries are not ready. None of them has carried out the kind of revolutionary changes needed in their concepts of warfare, defense and security.
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Petraeus on Ukraine Arms Scaling
Former CIA Director David Petraeus on Ukraine's war industry:
"Ukraine needs to be able to scale up its military industry. The innovations are impressive, but without scaling, they only get you so far."
He said intelligence officials estimate Russia may be able to produce as many as 10 million drones, with Ukraine somewhere around 8 million.
Petraeus Comments on Ukraine Strikes
Former CIA Director David Petraeus on Ukraine's long-range strikes:
"Ukrainians have hit all these oil storage and refinery capabilities. They've hit every single refinery within 3,000 kilometers of Ukraine. They haven't destroyed them. Some are still functioning, but a number are completely offline. The damage inflicted is enormous, and it is continuing -- and it's going to get worse."
Petraeus: Russia Losses Exceed US WWII
Former CIA Director David Petraeus: "The Russians have now sustained well over 1.4 million killed and wounded, which is more than the U.S. sustained in all of World War II."
Petraeus said Russia is losing over 1,000 killed and wounded per day, a rate he called unsustainable.
Petraeus Highlights Ukraine Drone Output
Former CIA Director David Petraeus:
Ukraine is now using 10,000 or more drones per day. This is just staggering.
Last year they produced 3.5 million drones. We in the US produced 300,000.
We have nothing like what they have.