The United States will supply Ukraine with intelligence for long-range strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, according to The Wall Street Journal and Reuters reports citing U.S. officials.
Washington has long shared intelligence with Kyiv, but the WSJ reported that the new data could enable Ukraine to more effectively target infrastructure such as refineries, pipelines, and power plants.
Ukraine has already struck 21 of Russia’s 38 refineries with drones and limited missile systems, reducing production by as much as 20 percent on some days.
Expanded U.S. support is expected to strengthen this campaign, which targets revenue Moscow relies on to fund its war.
The move comes as the Trump administration weighs a Ukrainian request for Tomahawk cruise missiles, which have a range of 2,500 km (1,550 miles), enough to reach Moscow and much of European Russia if launched from Ukrainian territory.
In response to reports, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the U.S. has long shared intelligence with Ukraine.
“The US transmits intelligence to Ukraine on a regular basis online. The supply and use of the entire infrastructure of NATO and the US to collect and transfer intelligence to Ukrainians is obvious,” he said.
Peskov however warned the White House that the delivery of Tomahawk cruise missiles would mark “a new serious round of tension that will require an adequate response from the Russian side.”
The U.S.’ decision comes after Trump expressed frustration with Moscow’s ongoing strikes and its refusal to negotiate. Following a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New York, Trump wrote that Ukraine, supported by Europe, could “fight and win all of Ukraine back in its original form.”
