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U.S.–Ukraine Intelligence Sharing Rebounds, Bolstering Kyiv’s Window for Offensive Moves

Intelligence cooperation between Washington and Kyiv has returned to its earlier high levels, according to senior U.S. Senator Mark Warner, who says he sees signs of a strengthened information-sharing deal. The renewed flow of targeting and battlefield data comes at what Ukrainian officials describe as a critical window for their military operations.

Ukraine is regaining access to one of its most valuable, if often invisible, assets: high-grade U.S. intelligence. A senior American lawmaker said intelligence cooperation between Washington and Kyiv has returned to the elevated levels seen earlier in the war, a shift Ukrainian commanders have long argued is essential for planning and executing complex operations against a larger Russian force. Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat who serves as a leading member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and has been a consistent advocate of robust aid to Ukraine, described signs that the two countries’ intelligence-sharing agreement has improved. His comments, reported on 6 August, suggest that earlier frictions or constraints on the…

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