Trump Admin To Give Ukraine Intel On Russia’s Energy Weak Spots
The United States will assist Ukraine in locating critical Russian energy infrastructure as the Trump administration weighs sending Kyiv long-range weapons capable of striking those sites.
President Donald Trump has authorized the War Department and U.S. intelligence agencies to share targeting data with Ukraine. According to The Wall Street Journal, the president is also considering providing Tomahawk and Barracuda cruise missiles along with other long-range weaponry — a major shift in U.S. policy toward the conflict.
Until now, Washington has never aided Ukraine in targeting energy facilities inside Russian territory. With intelligence and potentially new missiles, Ukraine could strike pipelines, refineries, and other infrastructure that fuel Moscow’s economy and military machine.
The administration is urging NATO allies to follow America’s lead, pressing European partners to ramp up their own military support for Ukraine. The push is part of Trump’s strategy to increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate seriously.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who met with Trump in New York last week, specifically requested Tomahawk missiles. Zelensky said Trump had signaled support for Ukraine striking back at Russian energy systems if Moscow continues its assaults on Ukraine’s grid.
“If they attack our energy, President Trump support that we can answer on energy,” Zelensky said.
Trump has also begun signaling a shift in his outlook on the war. In a detailed Truth Social post, he wrote that with the proper support, Ukraine could “fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form.”
“With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, NATO, the original Borders from where this War started, is very much an option,” Trump wrote. “Why not? Russia has been fighting aimlessly for three and a half years a War that should have taken a Real Military Power less than a week to win.”
Trump added that the drawn-out fight has exposed Russia as “a paper tiger.”
The president has personally reached out to Putin multiple times to urge negotiations. But Moscow has repeatedly stalled or slow-walked talks, frustrating Trump. During a cabinet meeting in July, he vented: “We get a lot of bulls*** thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth. He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.”
Following a tense White House meeting with Zelensky in February, relations between Washington and Kyiv have steadily improved. Zelensky has moved closer to U.S. positions on key issues in pursuit of a peace deal — while Trump has hardened his stance against Putin.