The Kremlin recently made a proposal to the United States: Russia promised to stop sharing intelligence data about American military presence in the Middle East with Iran in exchange for the US refraining from providing intelligence to Ukraine regarding the situation in Russia. According to reports cited by sources familiar with the negotiations, the White House rejected this initiative.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Details of negotiations between Moscow and Washington
The information about the proposal was voiced by the special representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kirill Dmitriev, who recently held consultations with special envoys of former US President Donald Trump — Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Despite the official Washington’s refusal to discuss such an agreement, the mere fact of its proposal raised concerns among European diplomats. According to them, such initiatives could be an attempt by the Kremlin to weaken the unity between the US and Europe during a crucial period for transatlantic relations.
Reactions from the parties and the context of Russia’s cooperation with Iran
After the information about the negotiations was made public, Kirill Dmitriev called it false.
“Fake,” Dmitriev wrote on the banned social network X in Russia.
Meanwhile, foreign media have repeatedly reported on the expanding cooperation between Moscow and Tehran. In particular, according to Western publications, the Russian Federation is providing Iran with satellite images and advanced drone technologies, which facilitate Iranian attacks on American military facilities in the region. Putin’s official spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, responding to such publications, emphasized the numerous “information leaks.”
Additionally, at the end of March, it became known that, according to The Washington Post, support from Russia helped Iran carry out strikes on American radar systems in the Middle East.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking in London on March 17, emphasized that Kyiv possesses “clear evidence that Iranian drones ‘Shahed’, used in the Middle East, contain Russian components.”
At the same time, American intelligence agencies refrained from making public comments regarding the potential transfer of intelligence by Russia to Iranian military forces. Former US President Donald Trump also noted that he is unaware of any support from Russia to Iran.