Russia on Thursday accused the United States and Nato of already supplying Ukraine with intelligence on a regular basis, after reports that Washington plans to provide Kyiv with details on Russian energy infrastructure targets.“The United States of America transmits intelligence to Ukraine on a regular basis online,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “The supply and use of the entire infrastructure of Nato and the United States to collect and transfer intelligence to Ukrainians is obvious,” he said, according to Reuters.The Wall Street Journal and Reuters earlier reported that Washington would assist Ukraine with intelligence on long-range energy infrastructure targets inside Russia as it weighs whether to provide Kyiv with missiles capable of striking such facilities. US officials said the aim was to make it easier for Ukraine to target refineries, pipelines, and power plants, undermining Moscow’s energy revenues.Two US officials told Reuters that Nato allies have also been asked to extend similar support. Neither the White House nor Ukraine’s mission to the United Nations responded to Reuters’ requests for comment, while Russia’s U.N. mission in New York declined to comment. The move coincides with Washington’s consideration of Kyiv’s request for Tomahawk missiles, which can travel up to 2,500 km (1,550 miles), far enough to reach Moscow. Ukraine has also developed its own long-range missile, the Flamingo, though production remains limited.According to US officials cited by the Wall Street Journal, the intelligence approval came shortly before President Donald Trump posted on social media last week, suggesting that Ukraine could retake all its territory occupied by Russia. “After seeing the Economic trouble (the war) is causing Russia, I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia criticised Trump’s approach, saying, “President Trump is a special kind of politician. He likes quick fixes and this is a situation where quick fixes do not work.” He also cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying that supplying Tomahawks “will not change the situation on the battlefield.”Energy revenue remains the Kremlin’s most crucial source of war funding. The Wall Street Journal reported that this is the first time Washington has provided assistance to Ukraine for long-range strikes deep into Russian territory targeting energy assets. Trump has already imposed additional tariffs on imports from India to push New Delhi to stop purchasing discounted Russian crude and has lobbied Turkey and others to cut oil imports from Moscow.Earlier on Wednesday, Group of Seven finance ministers pledged joint measures to increase pressure on Russia by targeting those continuing to buy its oil and those helping to evade sanctions.(With inputs from Reuters)
