- Putin prepping ‘prolonged conflict’ beyond Donbas, could escalate nuclear threats: Top US intel officialABC News
- Top US spy chief says war in Ukraine will likely become ‘more unpredictable and escalatory’CNN
- National Intelligence Director Avril Haines Warns Vladimir Putin Could Take Extreme Steps to Win Ukraine WarThe Daily Beast
- Putin could use nuclear weapon if he felt war being lost – US intelligence chiefThe Guardian
- Pentagon: ‘We don’t have a clear picture’ on what Putin will do nextCNN