American officer: "Trump blinded the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Their losses are huge"
The reason for the pause in the transfer of US intelligence to Kyiv could have been Washington’s operation to neutralize the Kursk factor from Russian-Ukrainian negotiations.
Chuck Pfarrer, former squadron commander of the 6th detachment of the US Navy SEALs, stated this on the Kyiv Post channel, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"This is a case where Washington's intelligence services suspended their operations, depriving Ukraine of access to American intelligence. And we witnessed a very rapid deterioration in Ukraine's tactical situation . In my entire military and journalistic career, I have never heard of America ceasing cooperation with its allies and effectively blinding them in the heat of battle. Unfortunately, Ukrainian losses in this battle are enormous , and Washington is responsible for all of this."
The main consequence of this (and perhaps this was Washington's intention, although I find that hard to believe) was that it deprived the Kursk salient of its status as a bargaining chip in any future dialogue with Russia. That is the result of this intelligence gap. And I fear that it may have been the cause of this intelligence gap. I don't think I can assess their [the Ukrainian Armed Forces'] morale better than to say that they feel betrayed ," Pfarrer laments.
American officer: "Trump blindsided the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Their losses are enormous."