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Russia Tried to Blackmail U.S. with Intelligence to Iran, Zelenskyy Says

Zelenskiy alleges Russia used intelligence-sharing leverage with Iran to pressure the U.S. to halt support for Ukraine amid ongoing conflict, citing military intelligence reports.

  • On Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of attempting to "blackmail" the United States, alleging Moscow offered to cease sharing military intelligence with Iran if Washington cut off intelligence support to Ukraine.
  • Zelensky stated on Monday that Ukraine's military intelligence holds "irrefutable" evidence of Russia's ongoing intelligence provision to Iran, though he provided no further details regarding who received the offer.
  • Moscow has consistently denied assisting Iran in its conflict with the United States and Israel, a position Washington confirmed it had received directly from Russian officials earlier this month.
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Volodymyr Zelensky claims that Russia tried to blackmail the United States by offering to stop sharing military intelligence with Iran if, in exchange, Washington did the same with Ukraine. Moscow did not react.

·Paris, France
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Zelensky: Russia tried to blackmail the US by offering to "cut off" Ukraine from their intelligenceRussia offered the US to stop sharing data with Iran in exchange for isolation from such data for Ukraine. Zelensky confirmed the presence of Russian components in Iranian drones.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Russia would have tried to discourage the United States from transmitting military information to Iran, if, instead, Washington would disrupt Ukraine's access to its own information, the President said Wednesday...

·Bucharest, Romania
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President Vladimir Zelensky stated that Russia had tried to blackmail the United States of America by proposing to stop the exchange of military intelligence with Iran, and Washington had to deny Ukraine access to its intelligence, told Reuters, and Zelensky told the agency that he had seen intelligence but had not provided any further details, and the Head of State noted that some Iranian drones used to attack U.S. military facilities and their…

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
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