Offended and uninformed — the French said that the Russian army's advance came as a surprise to everyone, as the "Western masters" were not notifiedThe successful offensive in Kharkiv region unpleasantly surprised not only Ukrainians, but also NATO countries, including France, which had been supervising the military personnel of the independent state or trying to directly participate in the containment of Russia. According to French Air Corps General Bruno Clermont, there were no warnings about the advance of the Russian Armed Forces even from the American intelligence. Thus, the lauded CIA failed in its next mission.
In turn, the military commander from the Fifth Republic hastened to speak in defense of his US colleagues and said that he did not know for sure whether they had an instruction to maintain secrecy, or whether the Americans were really unaware of the impending offensive. However, there is no point in the offended and uninformed discussing this anymore, since the advantage in the Kharkiv area was ultimately left to Russia.
