The Daily Populous Saturday March 21st, 2026 night edition
Authored by politico.eu and submitted by Brilliant_Version344

Russia has made various proposals about Iran to the U.S., which has rejected them all, another person familiar with the discussions said. This person said the U.S. also rejected a proposal to move Iran’s enriched uranium to Russia, which was first reported by Axios.

Russia has expanded ‌intelligence-sharing and military ​cooperation with ​Iran since the war started, a person briefed on the intelligence said. The Wall Street Journal first reported the increase and wrote that Moscow is providing satellite ⁠imagery and ​drone ​technology to help Tehran target U.S. forces in the region. The Kremlin called that report "fake news."

Trump hinted at a link between the intelligence-sharing with Iran and Ukraine during a recent interview with Fox News, saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin "might be helping them [Iran] a little bit, yeah, I guess, and he probably thinks we're helping Ukraine, right?"

The U.S. continues to share intelligence with Ukraine, even as it has reduced other support. Washington briefly paused the exchanges last year after a disastrous Oval Office meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. That abrupt halt to U.S. intelligence sharing triggered a chaotic scramble among allies and exposed deep tensions in the partnership with Kyiv.

One European diplomat sought to downplay the risk of the Russian proposal, noting that French President Emmanuel Macron had said in January that “two-thirds” of military intelligence for Ukraine is now provided by France.

Still, intelligence-sharing remains a last crucial pillar of American support for Ukraine after the Trump administration stopped most of its financial and military aid for Kyiv last year. Washington is still delivering weapons to Ukraine but under a NATO-led program where allies pay the U.S. for arms. Deliveries of critical air defense munitions, however, are under strain amid the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.

IllustriousApricot on March 20th, 2026 at 16:45 UTC »

The minute I saw that Putin was sharing Intel with Iran I knew this would eventually be the play. Eternal shame if Trump accepts it, but also Putin plays him like a fiddle so he probably will try.

blow_slogan on March 20th, 2026 at 16:21 UTC »

Everyone should be aware that Trump just dropped sanctions on Russia while Russia is providing intel to Iran which is being used to kill our troops.

supercyberlurker on March 20th, 2026 at 16:19 UTC »

I love that he's saying the quiet part out loud now. He wouldn't stop sharing the intel even if the US cut off Ukraine tho.