US Rejects Russia's Intelligence Swap Proposal on Iran and Ukraine

In a meeting last week in Miami, Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev proposed a mutual halt to intelligence sharing as part of ongoing U.S.-Russia negotiations, offering to stop providing Iran with details on U.S. military positions in the Middle East in exchange for the United States ending its intelligence support to Ukraine. U.S. officials rejected the offer, according to two people familiar with the discussions who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The proposal, first reported by sources close to the talks, came amid heightened tensions in the Middle East and the protracted conflict in Ukraine. Dmitriev, a special representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, presented the idea to White House envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during discussions aimed at broader peace efforts. While the Kremlin has not officially commented, Dmitriev later denied the reports on social media, calling them "fake" and suggesting they were part of a campaign to undermine negotiations. U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., echoed this view, describing the coverage as an "orchestrated media campaign" intended to sabotage progress in U.S.-Russia talks on Ukraine.