Washington, Dec. 21 -- Russia "does not have the capability to conquer and occupy Ukraine," let alone invade Europe, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has said, accusing "deep state warmongers" and sections of the Western media of pushing alarmist narratives to derail peace efforts.

In a post on X, Gabbard said, "The truth is that US intelligence assesses that Russia does not even have the capability to conquer and occupy Ukraine, let alone invade and occupy Europe." She alleged that claims suggesting otherwise were being used to justify "pro-war policies".

Gabbard accused what she described as "deep state warmongers and their propaganda media" of trying to undermine efforts by US President Donald Trump to bring peace t...