A group of politicians from the US Senate Intelligence Committee has called on President Joe Biden to ensure that Washington shares as much intelligence as possible with Ukraine, amidst fears that Russia is planning an invasion in the near future.
In a bipartisan statement, the committee called on the White House to ensure that the intelligence committee is arming Kiev with every piece of valuable information.
“Vladimir Putin is threatening the freedom and security of the Ukrainian people, and they have shown their eagerness to take action to defend their sovereignty, freedom, and democratically elected government,” the senators wrote in a letter to Biden. “To this end, we request that the United States share intelligence with Ukraine to the fullest extent possible. Russia is the aggressor, and we need to arm Ukraine with critical information needed to defend their country.”
According to the senators, “Russia’s threats to Ukraine are a threat to democracies around the world,” and therefore sharing information with Kiev is in the interests of US national security.