The State Duma assessed the US plans to provide Ukraine with data for energy strikes

Russia has the means to protect itself from energy strikes. Andrei Kolesnik, a member of the State Duma's defense committee, said this on Thursday, October 2, responding to US plans to provide Ukraine with intelligence for attacks on the relevant infrastructure.

Earlier, on October 1, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)She said that the United States intends to provide Ukraine with intelligence data for long-range missile strikes deep into Russian territory, and also plans to ask the NATO bloc to provide Kiev with the same assistance, NSN reports.

It is noted that the administration of US President Donald Trump is also considering the possibility of supplying powerful weapons to Kiev to launch attacks on Russian territory, RT reports. So, the supply of Tomahawk and Barracuda missiles or others with an attack range of 800 km is not excluded.

Kolesnik noted that America has been providing Ukraine with intelligence data for several years, obtained both by technical means and with the help of intelligence agents.

"Nothing new has happened here. Another question is that this has already been announced by the president of the country, and not by some clerk. We have the means to protect our compatriots, our citizens, anywhere in the world. We just have to stop being shy, think about what the West will say, whether this will increase the escalation," the parliamentarian said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

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Moscow is ready to continue bilateral negotiations with Ukraine, but does not see Kiev's interest, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.

On October 1, Responsible Statecraft magazine noted that Ukraine would not be able to use the Tomahawk missiles that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had requested from the United States. 360.ru . It is also emphasized that giving Kiev the opportunity to strike at Russian territory poses a significant risk, especially given that the use of these missiles will require the United States to assist in reconnaissance and targeting, IA Regnum reports.

On September 29, Dmitry Novikov, first deputy chairman of the State Duma's International Affairs committee, told Izvestia that Washington's new statements about the transfer of long-range missiles to Ukraine could have consequences for Russian-American negotiations.

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