General Eric Vidaud, the head of French militarylinkintelligence,will resign, owing to what was deemed an insufficiency of his services in thewar in Ukrainelink,according to what *AFP* gathered from military sources familiar with thesituation.
According to French newspaper *l’Opinion*, a military insider confirmed theimminent resignation of the director of the Directorate of MilitaryIntelligence (DRM). The latter cites an inside source at the Ministry ofthe Armed Forces who speaks of “insufficient briefings” and a “lack ofmastery of subjects.”
According to a military source reached by *AFP,* the DRM has been on theradar of the militaries’ general staff since Russia began its militaryoperation in Ukrainelink.The DRM, on the other hand, “does military intelligence on operations, noton intentionality,” explained the source.
Another military source who spoke on condition of anonymity said Vidaud hadbeen the subject of rumors within the army and talks of him being givenanother position.
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The General was appointed to the position last summer. At the beginning ofMarch after the war began, General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of the DefenseStaff, alluded in the daily *Le Monde* to discrepancies in analysis betweenthe French and Americans on the issue of a future “invasion” of Ukraine.link
“Our services rather thought that the conquest of Ukraine would have amonstrous cost and that the Russians had other options.”
