U.S. intelligence shows Russia eyeing Ukrainian territory annexation

Russia is laying the groundwork to annex Moscow-controlled Ukrainian territory amid the war, a White House official said Tuesday based on U.S. intelligence, warning that any such attempt would be met with more sanctions from the United States and its allies."The Russian government is reviewing detailed plans to purportedly annex a number of regions in Ukraine" including Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the south and Donetsk and Luhansk in the east, John Kirby, National Security Council spokesman, told a press conference.He also said Russia is beginning to roll out a version of what can be called…READ FULL ARTICLE