President Trump recently approved a plan to provide Ukraine with intelligence to carry out missile strikes on energy infrastructure deep inside Russia, according to a report.
The intelligence-sharing agreement allows the Pentagon and US intel agencies to help Kyiv target oil refineries, pipelines and other infrastructure that provide the Kremlin with revenues and resources needed to sustain its bloody war against Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
The Trump administration has also asked NATO allies in Europe to share similar intelligence with the war-torn nation, US officials told the outlet.
While DC has regularly provided Ukraine with support to conduct drone and missile strikes, the expanded intelligence sharing plan marks the first time the Trump administration will assist with long-range strikes against targets inside Russian territory, officials said.
The administration is also considering arming Ukraine with longer-range firepower, including Tomahawk and Barracuda cruise missiles, capable of hitting targets more than 500 miles away from where they’re launched, according to the report.
However, authorities cautioned that a final decision on whether to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles hasn’t been made.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Trump during a closed-door meeting last week to sell Kyiv Tomahawk missiles, sources told The Post – with reports noting that the commander in chief appeared amenable to the request.
Tomahawk missiles have a range of up to 1,500 miles, putting even Moscow easily within Ukraine’s reach.
The longest-range weapons Ukraine has received from the US are ATACMS, which can only fly as far as 190 miles.
In August, the Trump administration approved the sale of more than 3,000 air-launched Extended Range Attack Munitions, which can travel up to 280 miles.
The intelligence sharing agreement, and potential sale of long-range missiles, come as Trump has become increasingly supportive of the Ukrainian war effort – amid stalled peace negotiations with Russia.
Last week, Trump described Russia as a “paper tiger” based on new US intelligence that shows the Kremlin is spiraling toward economic ruin and battlefield defeat as a result of its invasion of Ukraine.
The president, for the first time, even expressed his belief that the Ukrainian military could “win all of Ukraine back in its original form.”
The White House did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
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