 Fighting in Ukraine has slowed down, and this will likely continue over the next several months. A senior U.S. intelligence official has said. However, there is no evidence that Ukraine's will to resist Russian invasion has diminished, according to the U.S. intelligence. We are seeing a kind of reduced tempo all rid of the conflict, and we expect that's likely to be what we see in the coming months. Avril Haynes, director of national intelligence in the Biden administration, revealed on Saturday. She said fighting slowed down after Russia's withdrawal from parts of Kherson last month. Speaking at the defense forum, Haynes stressed that Putin was now more aware of the difficulties facing his troops in Ukraine. However, it's not clear whether he has a full picture at this stage of just how challenged they are. The scale of Russian troops' challenges have also been underlined by Russia's setbacks in Kherson, Kharkiv and Donbass regions in recent months. Russia has responded to its military defeats on the battlefield by brutal winter strategy of bombarding Ukraine's energy grids and civilian infrastructure, crippling the power and heating systems in the country. Haynes said this was down to break the will of the Ukrainian people. They are doing this in order to undermine the Ukrainian will in effect. And I think we are not seeing any evidence of that being undermined right now at this point, Haynes said. Last week, Joe Biden said he was willing to sit at negotiations table with Putin to end the war in Ukraine. However, this offer did not lead to anywhere after Putin demanded the recognition of Ukraine's annexed territories as a precondition for peace talks.