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Speculation within the security community continued to swirl over the weekend about the source and rationale for leaks indicating the U.S. has provided intelligence that has enabled Ukraine to kill Russian generals and sink a Russian warship.
“The overarching questions are what exactly was behind the reports, and next steps,” a U.S. intelligence official told Just the News. “Was someone boasting, or were they trying to hurt or help — and what should be done about it.”
A sensational report appeared May 4 in the New York Times, announcing, “”
The story began: “The United States has provided intelligence about Russian units that has allowed Ukrainians to target and kill many of the Russian generals who have died in action in the Ukraine war, according to senior American officials.”
Although initial speculation centered around whether the White House divulged the information to reporters, President Joe Biden reportedly told three top cabinet officials on Friday to shut down any leaks from their respective shops. Biden reportedly decried the leaks as reckless in his conversations with CIA Director William Burns; DNI Avril Haines and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
The Pentagon quickly weighed in, issuing a denial that also left the door open for interpretation.
“We do not provide intelligence on the location of senior military leaders on the battlefield or participate in the targeting decisions of the Ukrainian military,” spokesman John Kirby told reporters last week. “Ukraine combines information that we and other partners provide with the intelligence that they themselves are gathering on the battlefield, and then they make their own decisions and they take their own actions.”
Kirby said he would not specify the types of intelligence the Pentagon gave to Ukraine, but described the process as more akin to dropping hints or leaving trails of breadcrumbs.”We do provide them useful intelligence, timely intelligence, that allows […]
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