US Plans to Share Intelligence on Russian Energy Targets with Ukraine Amid Escalating Tensions

Moscow:

The Kremlin stated on Thursday that the United States and NATO alliance are already providing intelligence to Ukraine regularly, responding to reports that Washington would share intelligence on Russian energy targets with Kyiv.

According to reports from The Wall Street Journal and Reuters, the US plans to provide Ukraine with intelligence on long-range energy infrastructure targets within Russia while also considering whether to send missiles to Kyiv 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 informed reporters.

"The supply and use of the entire infrastructure of NATO and the United States to collect and transfer intelligence to Ukrainians is obvious."

These reports emerge amid growing US frustration with Putin over the war. Washington has historically shared intelligence with Kyiv but has not openly declared involvement in striking Russian energy installations, and the US has been cautious about becoming directly involved in attacks on Russia.

The White House did not immediately respond when Reuters requested comment on these reports, which come as US President Donald Trump's rhetoric toward Russia hardens less than two months after hosting Russian leader Vladimir Putin at a summit in Alaska.

Trump has expressed significant frustration with Putin's refusal to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russian forces continue advancing in eastern Ukraine, and some European leaders have reported regular incursions by Russian drones into their airspace, which Moscow denies intentionally violating NATO airspace.

Ukraine has repeatedly struck Russian refineries over the past two months, disrupting processing operations and causing a sharp increase in crude exports from Russia, already the world's second-largest oil exporter.

The Wall Street Journal reported that this US move on intelligence sharing would make it easier for Ukraine to target infrastructure including refineries, pipelines, and power plants, aiming to deprive the Kremlin of revenue and oil.

The US is also currently considering a Ukrainian request for Tomahawk cruise missiles, which have a range of 2,500 km (1,550 miles) - sufficient to reach Moscow and most of European Russia if launched from Ukraine.

After Ukraine fired US ATACMS and British Storm Shadow missiles into Russia last year, Putin ordered a hypersonic missile strike on Ukraine.

At that time, he stated that Russia reserves the right to strike military installations in countries that permit Ukraine to use their missiles against Russia. He also indicated that Moscow could deploy its own missiles within striking distance of Western states if Russia is attacked.