Amid the ongoing Iran-US war and the rising tensions in the Middle East, media reports surfaced claiming Russia offered to stop sharing intelligence with Iran if the US ceased its supply to Ukraine. Moscow has denied the reports, calling them “FAKE”.
The report in Politico, a US media firm, claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev had made a proposal about not sharing intel during a meeting with Trump administration envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Miami last week.
The US, which has been sharing intelligence with Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in 2022, rejected the proposal, the report added.
Refuting the claims, Dmitriev responded to the report as “FAKE”.
Meanwhile, Republican lawmaker Anna Paulina Luna slammed Politico, a “mouthpiece for the pro-war machine in Ukraine.”
Since the war with Iran began, the US has been accusing Russia of supplying intelligence to Tehran. The Washington Post had reported that Russia had passed sensitive intelligence, including the US warships’ locations and aircraft in the Middle East, to Iran.
The Kremlin had denied the report.
During the war with Ukraine, Iran has been one of Russia’s main allies. Reportedly, Iran had supplied Moscow with drones to fire on Ukrainian cities.
US President Donald Trump has said that it was inconsequential if Russia had provided Iran with information to help Iran target US military facilities and personnel.
He had told reporters last week that, “if you take a look at what’s happened to Iran in the last week, if they’re getting information, it’s not helping them much.”
Did Putin offer to stop sharing intelligence with Iran if US cut off supplies to Ukraine?
