U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized American intelligence agencies to provide Ukraine with intelligence data for targeting Russian energy infrastructure, including oil refineries, pipelines, and power generation facilities, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal citing unnamed U.S. officials.
This directive, which instructs the Pentagon and intelligence agencies to share this information, was issued shortly before Trump expressed his belief that Ukraine could win the war and regain all its territory from Russia, as stated in the report.
Trump has shown growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin as his attempts to mediate an end to the conflict have stalled, and this move to share intelligence signals a deepening of his support for Ukraine.
Washington has also encouraged NATO allies to extend similar forms of assistance to Kyiv, the sources indicated.
Additionally, the Trump administration is considering whether to provide Ukraine with advanced weaponry that could strike deeper into Russian territory, including long-range Tomahawk and Barracuda missiles, according to the WSJ.
Vice President J.D. Vance previously confirmed that discussions were underway about supplying Kyiv with Tomahawks, which have a range of 2,500 kilometers, although Trump has not yet authorized this action.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has cautioned that using long-range Western munitions against targets within Russia would signify that NATO, the United States, and European nations are in conflict with Moscow.
He remarked that Ukraine would not be able to conduct such strikes independently without Western help.
After a meeting with Trump in late September, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that senior officials in Moscow should consider finding bomb shelters near the Kremlin if they do not halt their extensive military operations against Ukraine.
Ukraine has sought Tomahawk missiles from Washington before, including in a classified section of the “victory plan” that Zelensky presented to then-President Joe Biden last year, but those requests were not fulfilled.
Kyiv reiterated its appeal in July, but it was once again denied due to “concerns about Ukraine’s lack of restraint,” as reported by the Financial Times.
Moreover, the Trump administration had previously prohibited Ukraine from deploying long-range systems like ATACMS for strikes within Russia.
