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The United States will provide Ukraine with intelligence to launch missile strikes against Russian energy infrastructure.

 

Former President Donald Trump has approved sharing targeting data with Kyiv as the administration weighs sending powerful weapons, on Wednesday (local time).

 

The intelligence-sharing agreement allows the Pentagon and US intelligence agencies to help Ukraine target oil refineries, pipelines, and other infrastructure that provide the Kremlin with revenue and resources needed to sustain its war against Ukraine, American officials have also requested NATO allies to provide Kyiv with similar support, according to sources.

 

The US is reportedly considering sending Tomahawk cruise missiles and Barracuda munitions to Ukraine, although a final decision on delivery has not yet been made.

 

Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, said on October 1 that Moscow will find a response if the United States decides to supply Kyiv with Tomahawk cruise missiles.

 

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier this week that the question of possible US Tomahawk cruise missiles for Ukraine is not yet final, adding that the Kremlin is confident that even if Tomahawks are deployed in Ukraine, they will not change the military situation, Russian state media reported.

 

According to the New York Post, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Trump during a closed-door meeting last week to sell Kyiv Tomahawk missiles, with sources telling the outlet that the former US president appeared amenable to the request.

 

Tomahawk missiles have a range of up to 1,500 miles, putting even Moscow within Ukraine’s reach.

 

Last week, Trump described Russia as a “paper tiger” based on new US intelligence showing the Kremlin is heading toward economic collapse and battlefield defeat due to its invasion of Ukraine.

 

The former president also expressed his belief that the Ukrainian military could “win all of Ukraine back in its original form.”