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US Rejected Russia's Offer to Swap Iran Intel for Ukraine Support, Politico Reports
Russia offered to stop sharing intelligence with Iran if the U.S. ceased supporting Ukraine, but the Trump administration rejected the proposal citing strategic risks.
- On Friday, reports emerged that Russia proposed ending its intelligence-sharing with Iran if the United States halts intelligence support to Ukraine, though Washington rejected the offer.
- Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev delivered the proposal last week in Miami to United States President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner; the Kremlin later dismissed the reports as "fake news."
- Russia has expanded intelligence and military cooperation with Iran following the February 28 attack on Tehran, while the United States continues to share intelligence with Ukraine despite the proposal.
- European diplomats expressed concern that the proposal aims to create friction between Europe and the United States at a critical moment for transatlantic relations, as France supplies significant military intelligence to Ukraine.
- Trump recently criticized NATO allies as "cowards" for refusing to send ships to the Strait of Hormuz, accusing them of failing to support what he described as a "simple military maneuver.
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Russia has reportedly proposed to the US that it would stop helping Iran if Washington stops helping Ukraine, Politico reported, citing two unnamed sources close to US-Russian negotiators, adding that the US rejected the proposal. Russia is said to be providing Iran with intelligence on targets in the Middle East.
Russia renounces Iran's support if the US abandons Ukraine: Putin is said to have proposed this deal to the Americans.
Russia offered to stop the intelligence exchange with Iran if the US did the same with Ukraine. Washington rejected the offer.
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