Kyiv on Monday dismissed claims that Ukraine passed fake intelligence to Washington to test leaks to Moscow, calling the allegations “distorted information.”
The rumors began circulating after Vincent Crouzet, a former French intelligence officer, made the accusation on the TV program 24h Pujadas on Jan. 15, according to a blog post by commentator James Marinero.
“Crouzet, a former operative of the French Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE) and a noted commentator on security matters, alleged during the 24h Pujadas programme that Ukrainian intelligence services have engaged in a deliberate campaign of disinformation directed at the United States,” Marinero wrote.
Marinero said Crouzet claimed on the program that Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) deliberately fed false strategic data to US agencies in a bid to trace leaks to Moscow.
But this appears to be incorrect. Marinero cites Crouzet’s appearance on LCI’s 24h Pujadas programme on Jan. 15, but he does not appear on the version of the show uploaded to LCI’s website.
Crouzet did appear on LCI on Jan. 16, the next day, and he did discuss intelligence-sharing between the US and Ukraine. However, at no point did he claim that Ukrainian intelligence intentionally misled their US counterparts.
During a segment titled “The Eyes and Ears of Kyiv,” Crouzet discussed the significance of French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent claim that Paris has replaced Washington as Ukraine’s main source of intelligence,...
Kyiv on Monday dismissed claims that Ukraine passed fake intelligence to Washington to test leaks to Moscow, calling the allegations “distorted information.” The rumors began circulating after Vin...