US still gives Ukraine free intelligence for strikes inside Russia

The United States continues to assist Ukraine free of charge. In particular, this includes sharing intelligence for strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure and other targets, according to The Atlantic.
"The one thing the United States still provides free of charge, according to both American and Ukrainian sources, is intelligence, including the targeting packages for strikes on Russian-troop positions in Ukraine and on energy infrastructure inside Russia," the media outlet writes.

According to American and Ukrainian sources, CIA Director John Ratcliffe deserves credit for the continued assistance.

It is claimed that while on the golf course, he impresses US President Donald Trump with data on Russia's battlefield losses, which exceed 40,000 per month.

Ratcliffe's success, as one Western intelligence official explained, lies in the fact that "Trump doesn't like losers." In particular, Ukraine now looks like a winner and challenges the views of those who insist that Kyiv is incapable of winning.

In addition, The Atlantic noted Ukraine's strikes on Russia's energy economy and the benefits for the United States. In particular, a reduction in Russian oil exports could make India and China more vulnerable to tariffs imposed by Trump.

The media outlet points out that during his first presidential term, Trump "begged Europeans to end their dependency on Russian oil and gas since his first term in office, going so far as to sanction the Nord Stream pipeline."

The Atlantic suggests that Trump may view these Ukrainian strikes as a prelude to negotiations, as he did in Iran.

"It's an escalation, but it's also an escalation that could help lead to an end," the US president said about Ukraine's strikes at the NATO summit in Ankara last month.