The US shouldn’t pretend it’s not helping Ukraine kill Russian generals

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The Biden administration is doing the right thing by assisting Ukraine in locating Russian military command-and-control units. However, the administration’s denial that it is helping Ukraine target Russian general officers does not stand up to scrutiny.

As the New York Times reports, U.S. intelligence-sharing with Ukraine has been crucial to the latter’s ability to identify and eliminate Russian commanders. U.S. officials, however, appear concerned that these revelations will provoke Russian escalation.

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