US Withholding Intelligence From Ukraine for fear of perceived involvement
The United States is walking a "fine line" when it comes to sharing intelligence with
Ukraine without being seen as directly
involved, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Thursday.
"When it comes to intel-sharing and targeting, that’s a fine line," Smith said in a Thursday
interview on MSNBC's
Morning Joe. "We are providing some intelligence. We're not providing the type of real time targeting that you see our military having gotten in conflicts like in Iraq."
Providing targeting information "steps over the line, making us participate in the war," the Washington Democrat said, a position echoed by the White House, which maintains that Ukrainians should be the ones on the front lines.
US withholding intelligence from Ukraine for fear of perceived involvement