Discharge the Lightning Gen. France’s big intelligence makes the state wrong, Russia won’t invade Ukraine
Discharge the Lightning Gen. – 31 Mar. BBCreported that General Erik Widu, head of the French Army’s intelligence was withdrawn from office The latter mistakenly assumed that the likelihood of Russian troops invading Ukraine was very low. While open military sources indicate it may just be a scapegoat.
The report said Admiral Widu had just taken over as chief of intelligence for the French army seven months ago. and was blamed by the French authorities for causing France to misunderstand the situation Due to the ability not suitable for this general’s position.
The incident came after French authorities spoke up about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine in the pre-Ukrainian war. that is very unlikely Contrary to the US government’s estimation, it’s as accurate as a drop.
Widu was blamed for the discrepancy by a top commander in the French army, but an internal source said Widu was the source. that oversees tactical intelligence Not Threat Assessment Intelligence
A source from the French army also confirmed that Gen. Widu had stated that “Russia is powerful enough to invade Ukraine,” which subsequently invaded. This meant that this general had not misunderstood anything.
General Thierry Buchard, Chairman of the French Chief of Staff It was accepted at the beginning of March. that French intelligence is not as effective as Britain and the United States. which was revealed to the international community to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin before the war
“Our intelligence estimates that Russia will have to lose a huge amount of combat power if it wants to occupy the whole of Ukraine. It is therefore expected that other methods of overthrowing the Ukrainian government should be used instead,” Bucard said.
Such false predictions further embarrassed the French government. This is because French President Emmanuel Macron had frequent conversations with Gen. Widu before Russia began the war on Feb. 24.
Professor Alexandre Papa Emmanuel Intelligence experts say it is easy to blame military intelligence for the failure. It’s like blaming all the intelligence departments.
However, the dismissal of Gen. Widu There may be other issues involved, after the general was criticized for Australia’s abrupt cancellation of a diesel-powered submarine contract from France and instead switched to a contract to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the United States. United States There was a serious discord.