US intel predicted Russia’s invasion plans. Did it matter?


              An elderly local citizen stands between debris of his house in the aftermath consequences of Ukrainian shelling, in the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian troops have launched a three-pronged assault on Ukraine that opened with air and missile strikes on Ukrainian military facilities and included ground troops invading from Crimea. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)
            
              This Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows damage at the Chuhuiv airfield in Chuhuiv, Ukraine, following attacks by the Russian military on the base. (Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP)
            
              President Joe Biden speaks about the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
            This Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows military forces, armor and artillery in a convoy position in the Brestsky training area near Brest, Belarus. (Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP)