Russian officials offered Washington a deal under which Moscow would stop sharing intelligence information with Iran, such as the coordinates of American military facilities in the Middle East, if the United States stopped sharing intelligence information about Russia with Ukraine. Politico reported this on March 20, citing sources.
According to them, the Special Representative of the Russian President Kirill Dmitriev conveyed such a proposal to the Special Envoy of the US President Steve Vitkov and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner when they met in Miami last week.
Sources told Politico that the United States rejected the offer.
At the same time, as the publication notes, the reality of such a proposal has alarmed European diplomats, who believe that Moscow is trying to drive a wedge between Europe and the United States. One European Union diplomat described the Russian proposal as “outrageous.”
Kirill Dmitriev His name Political posts are “fake”. The White House declined to comment. The Russian Embassy in Washington did not respond to journalists’ requests.
According to Politico newspaper, Russia presented several proposals to Washington regarding the US-Israeli war with Iran, but the Trump administration rejected them. Axios booksTrump rejected Putin’s offer to transfer Iranian enriched uranium to Russia.
Since the start of the war in the Middle East, Russia has increased intelligence sharing and military cooperation with Iran, a source familiar with the intelligence told POLITICO. The Wall Street Journal booksMoscow transmits satellite images to Tehran and also participates in Iranian drone strikes. In the Kremlin it is to reject. Steve Witkoff said he was ready to accept Russia’s promise.
Donald Trump, in an interview with Fox News on March 13, hinted at a connection between intelligence sharing with Iran and Ukraine. Trump He saidAnd Putin “maybe help them a little [Ирану]Yeah, I think he probably thinks we’re helping Ukraine, right?”