The Ukranians Don't Tell Us, What They're About to Do

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If i'm the us, I would want to know where exactly that money's going. The pentagon has a pretty rigorous process for figuring out what they're going to send and what they're not going to send. But it could be that much more effective if you knew what the operations were going to look like in the weeks and days to come. And there's another problem here right, which is that if the ucranians don't tell the us, what they're about to do, then the us Does not have a clear picture of the war and where the war is going.

In the nearly four months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States has been giving officials in Kyiv a steady stream of intelligence to aid them in the fight.

But what is becoming clear is that the Ukrainians are not returning the favor.

Guest: Julian E. Barnes, a national security reporter for The New York Times covering the intelligence agencies.

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Background reading:

American intelligence agencies know far more about Russia’s military than about Ukraine’s war strategy, officials say.
The outcome of battles for key cities in eastern Ukraine could prompt the country’s Western allies to start rethinking their goals.

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