Moscow (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – The Kremlin stated on Thursday that the United States and NATO are already regularly providing intelligence to Ukraine, following reports that Washington plans to share intelligence on Russian energy targets with Kyiv.
The Wall Street Journal and Reuters reported that the U.S. plans to share intelligence with Ukraine on long-range energy infrastructure targets within Russia. Additionally, the U.S. is considering whether to supply Kyiv with missiles that could be used for such strikes.
“The United States of America transmits intelligence to Ukraine on a regular basis online,”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov briefed reporters.
“The supply and use of the entire infrastructure of NATO and the United States to collect and transfer intelligence to Ukrainians is obvious.”
How often does the US share intelligence with Ukraine?
According to reports, Washington has historically shared intelligence with Kyiv but has not officially confirmed its involvement in targeting Russian energy facilities. Additionally, the U.S. has been cautious about directly engaging in attacks on Russia. Furthermore, Trump has voiced his significant frustration over Putin’s refusal to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Russian forces keep advancing in eastern Ukraine, and some European leaders have reported frequent incursions by Russian drones into their airspace. Moscow, however, denies deliberately violating NATO airspace.
What impact have Ukrainian strikes had on russian refineries?
Over the past two months, Ukraine has repeatedly targeted Russian refineries, disrupting their processing operations and causing a significant rise in Russia’s crude exports, as Russia is already the world’s second-largest oil exporter.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the US move on intelligence sharing could enable Ukraine to target infrastructure like refineries, pipelines, and power plants, aiming to cut off revenue and oil supplies to the Kremlin.
The US is also considering Ukraine’s request for Tomahawk cruise missiles, which can travel 2,500 km—sufficient to reach Moscow and most of European Russia if launched from Ukraine.
Could Russia retaliate against Western countries hosting Ukrainian missiles?
Following Ukraine’s use of U.S. ATACMS and British Storm Shadow missiles against Russia last year, Putin responded by ordering a hypersonic missile strike on Ukraine. At that time, he stated that Russia reserves the right to target military installations in countries that allow Ukraine to use their missiles against Russia. He also mentioned that Moscow might deploy its own missiles within range of Western countries if Russia is attacked.
