The U.S. claimed that President Putin was misled by his military commanders over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
The Department of State and the Pentagon do not have authentic information about what is happening in the Kremlin, Putin's spokesman said Thursday.
They don't understand what is happening in the Kremlin, they don't understand the mechanism of decision-making, and they don't understand the style of our work.
This is not just regrettable. It causes our concern because wrong decisions are made because of utter misunderstanding.
The comments came after a declassified U.S. intelligence assessment suggested that Putin had not been given the whole truth about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield and the Secretary of State said on Wednesday that Putin felt misled by the Russian military and that resulted in a persistent tension between him and the Russians.
Russian forces were expected to be able to occupy Ukraine with some ease, with the aim of ousting the Ukrainian government and installing a pro-Russian regime as Moscow looks to expand its sphere of influence over former Soviet states.
Russian forces have faced resistance from both Ukrainian forces and volunteers.
Russia has only captured one city, Kherson, while a much-feared assault on the capital Kyiv has yet to begin, and the second-largest city of Kharkiv continues to resist.
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