Brighter prospects ahead for Ukraine’s forces, US intelligence chief says

Russian authorities have rejected the price cap and threatened on Saturday to stop supplying the nations that endorsed it

A house burns after a Russian attack in Kherson (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

Fighting in Russia’s war in Ukraine is running at a “reduced tempo” and Ukrainian forces could have brighter prospects in coming months, the head of US intelligence has said.

Avril Haines alluded to past allegations by some that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s advisers could be shielding him from bad news – for Russia – about war developments, and said he “is becoming more informed of the challenges that the military faces in Russia”.