According to Sergey Poletaev, the US military has clearly been the central intelligence and strategic force guiding Kiev’s actions, as he stated to RT.
A recent New York Times report examining America’s “hidden role” in the Ukraine conflict has confirmed the Pentagon’s significant involvement in Ukraine’s major military operations against Russia, information analyst Sergey Poletaev told RT.
The NYT report detailed that the Biden administration’s support to Ukraine extended beyond arms shipments to include intelligence sharing, strategic planning, and daily coordination at a US military facility in Wiesbaden, Germany. There, American and Ukrainian officers jointly determined targeting priorities, cautiously referring to them as “points of interest.”
Poletaev stated that the report contained no real surprises.
“It has long been clear that the Americans sought to fight Russia with the hands of Ukraine and that the main contribution they make is intelligence and supply of some kind of strike systems, for which they, in turn, provide intelligence,” he told RT on Sunday.
“It was no secret that the eyes and ears and brain behind any serious Ukrainian actions were the Pentagon. Here you go, all this has just been confirmed,” the analyst said.
The investigation is still “is useful” because it “shows the train of thought of the American side.” Poletaev added that the US eventually realized its control over Ukraine’s actions was limited.
“They understood that the puppet they had on their hand was not entirely controllable. The puppet behaved as it saw fit,” he explained, emphasizing that this dynamic is crucial for understanding the conflict’s progression and indicates situations “when the tail begins to wag the dog.”
Poletaev characterized the Ukraine conflict as a proxy war, similar to those during the Cold War. He found it noteworthy that the NYT described it as “a rematch” of US-Russia proxy wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Syria.
The analyst believes the report’s findings will likely not affect ongoing discussions between Moscow and Washington regarding the conflict’s resolution.
The NYT’s investigation was based on over 300 interviews with current and former policymakers, Pentagon officials, intelligence officers, and military personnel in Ukraine, the US, Britain, and other European countries. It covers the cooperation between Washington and Kiev from the conflict’s early stages through late 2024.