President Biden asks to stop disclosing US intelligence information to Ukraine

US intelligence is believed to have helped Ukraine launch 2 missiles at Russia’s flagship Mosva reuters

NBC News quoted two officials as saying US President Joe Biden on May 6 spoke with Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over the phone to emphasize the importance of their work.

However, Biden also noted that the recent media disclosure of US intelligence sharing information with Ukraine has backfired. One official said President Biden said the disclosures “distracted from our goals.” According to another official, Mr. Biden has ordered the leak to stop.

The CIA, the DNI office, the Pentagon and the National Security Council did not comment on the reports.

The conversation comes as the Biden administration is concerned about the effects of media disclosures that the United States has shared intelligence with the United States. Ukraine.

On May 5, NBC News reported that US intelligence helped Ukraine sink the flagship Moscow of Russia last month. Before that, the sheet The New York Times On May 4, it was reported that US intelligence provided to Ukraine helped the Ukrainian army kill Russian generals. Last week, NBC News also reported that US intelligence helped Ukraine protect its air defenses and shot down a Russian plane.

The Biden administration has denied that Washington provide information to Ukraine sink Russian ships. Officials said the United States had no prior knowledge of the attack and was not involved in the attack. Officials also say the United States did not provide Ukraine with intelligence to help Kyiv kill Russian generals.

Some officials expressed concern that the disclosure of this information could expose Russian President Vladimir Putin anger and escalate the conflict, and could impede the effectiveness of the United States’ intelligence-sharing with Ukraine.