Ukraine had stepped up intelligence-sharing with the US in preparation for its counteroffensive against the Russian forces in the Kharkov Region, The New York Times reported on Saturday. Despite Washington providing information on Russian command posts, ammunition depots and other targets to Kiev, Ukrainian officials had been reluctant earlier in …
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The US has developed rules on sharing intelligence with Ukraine that would give Washington plausible deniability while providing Kiev with as much information as possible to attack the Russian military. This is according to the Washington Post, quoting unnamed officials on Wednesday, after days of media claims about the extent …
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US President Joe Biden has told senior intelligence officials that leaks about alleged intelligence sharing with Ukraine should stop as they “distract” from the objective, NBC News reported on Friday amid Russia’s ongoing military offensive. During the phone conversation with CIA Director William Burns, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines …
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The Pentagon has denied media reports suggesting it had shared intelligence with Ukraine to specifically target high-ranking Russian military officials. “The United States provides battlefield intelligence to help Ukraine defend their country,” Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said during a media briefing on Thursday. At the same time, Kirby admitted …
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US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines has reportedly lifted some restrictions on intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, sources told Bloomberg on Wednesday, adding that the expanded trade in information is aimed at helping Kiev seize the breakaway republics of the Donbass. The source claimed Haines told Congress about the expanded intel-sharing after Congressman …
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Japan will not be seeking a nuclear weapons-sharing deal with the United States, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, after a former Japanese leader claimed the idea should not be considered “taboo.” Speaking to parliament on Monday, Kishida rejected a nuclear-sharing arrangement as “unacceptable,” citing Japan’s “stance of maintaining the three …
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Anyone who attempts to provide “material support” to the Freedom Convoy truckers and other anti-Covid mandate protesters could be subject to arrest, Ottawa police announced, as mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency in the city. Police issued the warning on Twitter on Sunday afternoon. Asked whether “material support” …
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The Irishman continues to recover from a horror leg break in his last octagon outing. Suffering a doctor stoppage loss in the first round of a trilogy bout with bitter rival Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, he has since been seen in cities such as Chicago, where he threw out …
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“Network TV anchors were ‘the closest thing that America had to national leaders on 9/11. They were the moral authority for the country on that first day,’” Stelter tweeted on Saturday, the quote coming from an Associated Press piece highlighting the major news anchors covering the 9/11 terrorist attacks while …
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A Mexico City judge has ruled that Yoseline Hoffman, who goes by the name of ‘YosStop’, should be held without bail for the next two months as authorities investigate the allegations against her. The internet celebrity boasts seven million followers on Instagram and more than eight million on YouTube. The …
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