U.S. receives intelligence from Ukraine as part of two-way cooperation – Sen. Roger Wicker
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Intelligence sharing between the U.S. and Ukraine is reciprocal in nature (Photo: REUTERS/Adriano Machado)
Intelligence sharing between the United States and Ukraine is a two-way exchange, crucial amid the most dangerous global security environment in years, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker said at the Warsaw Security Forum, Ukrinform reported on Oct. 13.
“It is a fact that the United States shares intelligence, but we also receive a great deal of intelligence from our Ukrainian friends,” the senator said.
He described the exchange as a “two-way street.”
The senator added that the world was facing “the most serious and dangerous international security situation since the period before World War II,” citing an “axis of aggression” involving Russia, China, North Korea and Iran.
“There is no doubt that they are helping one another. Russia certainly would not be able to operate in Ukraine the way it does without China's assistance. We need to recognize that, and that recognition must lead to greater efforts by all parties,” the senator said.
He added that the United States should also step up its efforts and cooperate with South Korea and other strong allies in the Asia-Pacific region because the threat was real for them as well.
On Oct. 10, Axios, citing a Ukrainian official, reported that U.S. presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had warned during talks between Ukrainian and American delegations in Miami that Donald Trump would cut off Kyiv's access to U.S. intelligence unless Ukraine stopped attacking Russian oil refineries.
The warning came amid an agreement between Trump and Vladimir Putin to supply Russian diesel fuel to U.S. and global markets, a move U.S. officials claimed would help lower prices.
However, a U.S. representative denied reports that threats had been made against Ukraine.
Separately, the Financial Times, citing European officials, reported that the Trump administration was threatening to suspend the weapons procurement mechanism that supplies Ukraine with arms.
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