U.S.-Ukraine Intelligence Partnership

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Ukraine’s Dependence on U.S. Intelligence Sharing
Forging the Ties: CIA–HUR Intelligence Partnership
Fear of Escalation
Transformation of Ukraine’s Military Intelligence
How HUR Operates

The U.S.-Ukraine intelligence-sharing relationship and broader intelligence partnership have been developing since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and accelerated significantly following the full-scale invasion. U.S. intelligence support remains absolutely vital for Kyiv, particularly at the current stage of the war, when deep strikes against military and strategic targets inside Russia have become a key element of Ukraine’s theory of victory.

Ukraine is currently critically dependent on the United States, but this dependence can be divided into two areas.