It cost countless lives: Ukraine needs more intelligence than weapons from the United States - Bloomberg
Within a few days, the military of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation managed to gain a number of advantages in the battlefield, in particular in the Kursk region, where the enemy tries to knock the Armed Forces and return the territory under control. However, intelligence data are also important for the protection of the Ukrainian rear in conditions where Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to strike devastating blows on civilian sites. This was reported by Bloomberg on March 13.
James Stavridis, the Admiral of the US Navy retired, the former NATO Supreme Commander and the Viewer of the newspaper notes that a few days pauses in the exchange of intelligence data cost "innumerable lives" of Ukraine. "Intelligence is a US Army: no other NATO ally can get closer to US assembly, analysis and distribution. It was freely shared with Ukraine, and it was a major part of its conservation in the fight," Stavidis said.
The analyst writes that Ukraine needs more reconnaissance data than weapons from the United States, although it also needs it on the battlefield. "When Washington suddenly stopped intelligence last week, it was like finding themselves in the boxing ring and suddenly put on the eye," James Stavridis says. In his opinion, in the war, the image of "not a thousand words", but "at least a million" is worth the image.
That is why, Stavidis assures, the Kremlin can desire from President Donald Trump again to stop providing reconnaissance data to Ukraine. This may be one of the main requirements for the Temporary Armistice between Ukraine and Russia. Sources also emphasize that Putin can set a number of requirements when signing an agreement on a temporary truce.