Putin has given up on ambitions to conquer Ukraine after military losses that could take a decade to repair, says US intel

• Russian President Vladimir Putin has scaled back his ambitions in Ukraine, US intel says. 
• He is focused on the more modest goal of preventing Ukraine join NATO, an official said. 
• Russia has suffered serious setbacks in its bid to seize control of Ukraine. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has drastically scaled back his ambitions in Ukraine after Russian military setbacks, US intelligence officials said.