Ukraine warned US of Russia-Iran intel sharing twice, Zelenskyy says
Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Getty Images)
Russia is sharing intelligence on military facilities in the Middle East with Iran. Ukraine has already informed the US of this twice, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says in an interview with NewsNation.
"We have confirmation, from my intelligence, that Russia shared and shares … satellite images of different objects on the territory of Middle East countries," Zelenskyy says.
This includes, in particular, satellite images of sites in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Jordan.
"We shared it with Jordan, we said it to the American side. We did it twice. And after we said the number of these objects that we saw. I think the American side, their intelligence is better, I mean, they have more technology than we have. So, I hope that they understand that Russia helps Iran to attack your bases," he adds.
According to the Ukrainian President, this data could be used to prepare attacks on military bases and energy infrastructure in the region.
Zelenskyy notes that Russia is following the same pattern it uses in Ukraine: first, gathering intelligence, and then preparing strikes.
Russia helps Iran
In early March, The Washington Post reported that Russia was providing Iran with information on the locations of US military facilities in the Middle East.
Washington initially tried to downplay the significance of these reports, claiming that this allegedly had no impact on the situation, since Iranian forces had already been defeated.
At the same time, US Special Representative Steve Witkoff said that Vladimir Putin denied such accusations during a conversation with Donald Trump.
Later, Trump himself suggested that Russia was helping out a little with Iran.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia had provided Iran with drones and information about US military bases.
Zelenskyy also reported that Russia had attempted to blackmail the US by offering to halt intelligence sharing with Iran in exchange for stopping the transfer of US intelligence to Ukraine.
