The partnership, according to officials who spoke to ABC News, has been essential to Ukraine defending itself as Russia invaded almost three years ago.

New investigations suggest that Ukraine may have been behind the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage—a claim that, if true, could shake European alliances. Reports from German intelligence indicate that senior Ukrainian military officials may have orchestrated the attack,

No one would ever refer to CIA Director William J. Burns as “Wild Bill,” the nickname of William J. Donovan, who led the OSS, the agency’s swashbuckling predecessor, during World War II. But the self-effacing Burns has bravely commanded a CIA force in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion nearly three years ago.

Current and former European and U.S. officials have raised concerns about some of President Donald Trump’s picks for top intelligence posts.

President Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “destroying Russia” with its nearly three-year war in Ukraine, adding he hopes the Kremlin leader is open to making a deal to end the

Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump ’s nominee for director of national intelligence, was repeatedly asked to explain why she sought a pardon for Edward Snowden, the former government contractor who leaked thousands of classified documents revealing the scope of the nation’s surveillance programs.

US Senators from both sides of the aisle given pause about the nominee for the Director of National Intelligence, due to her friendliness with dictators and leniency for intel whistleblower Snowden.

Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI broke with the US president, telling members of congress that violent Jan 6 rioters should not have been pardoned. Kash Patel, 44, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, and told lawmakers: “There can never be a tolerance for violence against law enforcement”.

WASHINGTON, January 31. /TASS/. The US national intelligence will provide US President Donald Trump with all information he needs in order to facilitate his efforts aimed at promoting negotiations on Ukraine, Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said.

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as his nominee for director of national intelligence on November 13, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Intelligence Committee held a ...

Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, faced tough questioning in her Senate confirmation hearing.