Moscow has also taken satellite photographs of a U.S.-U.K. joint military facility in the Indian Ocean, as well as Kuwait International Airport and parts of the infrastructure of the Greater Burgan oil field, Zelenskyy wrote, citing a daily intelligence update. Russia also shared pictures of several bases and oilfields in Turkey and Qatar, he added.
The Kremlin has denied sharing intelligence.
Zelenskyy’s charges echo those of the EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas, who last week accused Russia of supplying Iran with intelligence that has helped Tehran target U.S. military assets in the Middle East. Russia’s support of Iran shows why Europe needs to keep up the pressure on the Kremlin with respect to the war in Ukraine, Kallas said.
Zelenskyy had harsh words for the U.S.’s move to partially lift sanctions against Russia. The U.S. is providing a one-month waiver on sanctions to countries buying Russian oil as a measure to counter the economic impact of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
“Sanctions are being lifted, while the aggressor is providing intelligence to strike facilities, including those of the countries that are discussing or have already lifted sanctions,” the Ukrainian leader said, describing this as “strange.”