Did Ukraine Run A Sting Operation On The U.S.

[Emrys]

9. It was a former FRENCH Intelligence officer who made a statement about past intelligence disruption, NOT a Ukrainian

Since we seem to be trusting anonymous social media accounts now, here's another:

Kasia💉🩺
@KasiaActus

Sorry, but I listened to this interview, and the former agent who spoke up didn't say anything of the sort.

He said that intelligence exchange between Ukraine and the US was disrupted in February 2025 due to leaks‼️

Since then, France has provided two-thirds of the intelligence exchange, and Germany and the UK the other third.

Accounts on Twitter (some well-meaning) which are spreading this cite a video clip in French, relying on gullible people not knowing French or being too lazy and kneejerk to seek their own translation. Here's an English translation of the interview transcript:

where Ukraine was highly dependent on US intelligence capabilities,
To an overwhelming majority a year ago.
Today, two-thirds are provided by France.
Two thirds.
So this statement, it went a little unnoticed, yet it is essential.
Oh, yes?
It is essential in two ways.
First, because it is a divorce between Ukrainian intelligence and US intelligence.
because if we provide two-thirds of the intelligence capabilities for Ukraine,
I imagine that the third third is provided by the other European partners,
The Germans and the United Kingdom.
So this divorce, when is it from?
It dates from February 28, 2025, since last year,
from the famous sequence of the Oval office,
which has led to a breach of trust between Ukrainian intelligence and US intelligence,
so much so that the two officials of the Ukrainian intelligence era,
so Vasil Maliouk for the SBU and Kirill Obudanov, we see them on the screen, for the GOUR,
Ukrainian military intelligence, decided not to share efficient intelligence anymore
that they had with their American partners from American leaks to Moscow.
That is to say the very height of the mistrust between the intelligence services.
So little by little we took the place in the bed if I dare say of the espionage in Ukraine and the second dimension it induces that through our two services...

Here's the original French for anyone who can improve on the above machine translation:

où l'Ukraine était éminemment dépendante des capacités de renseignement américaines,
à une écrasante majorité, il y a un an.
Aujourd'hui, les deux tiers sont fournis par la France.
Les deux tiers.
Alors cette déclaration, elle est passée un petit peu inaperçue, pourtant elle est essentielle.
Ah oui ?
Elle est essentielle à double titre.
D'abord parce qu'elle acte le divorce entre le renseignement ukrainien et le renseignement américain.
parce que si nous fournissons les deux tiers des capacités du renseignement pour l'Ukraine,
j'imagine bien que le troisième tiers est fourni par les autres partenaires européens,
en l'occurrence les Allemands et le Royaume-Uni.
Alors ce divorce, il date de quand ?
Il date évidemment depuis le 28 février 2025, depuis l'année dernière,
depuis la fameuse séquence du bureau Oval,
qui a induit une rupture de confiance entre le renseignement ukrainien et le renseignement américain,
à tel point que les deux responsables de l'époque du renseignement ukrainien,
donc Vassil Maliouk pour le SBU et Kirill Oboudanov, on les voit à l'écran, pour le GOUR,
le renseignement militaire ukrainien, ont décidé de ne plus partager le renseignement efficient
qu'ils avaient avec leurs partenaires américains de la part de fuites américaines vers Moscou.
C'est dire la hauteur même de la défiance entre les services de renseignement.
Donc petit à petit nous avons pris la place dans le lit si j'ose dire de l'espionnage en Ukraine et la deuxième dimension elle induit que à travers nos deux services...

There's a world of difference between withholding information and setting up some sort of sting with false information.

The sensational misinterpretation was eagerly seized upon and spread by Russian social media accounts. Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council has denied any such thing happened. If you want someone to categorically prove a negative to your satisfaction, you'll have a long wait. Anyone can claim anything without any grounds, and you can always conveniently claim, "Well, they would say that, wouldn't they?"

Here's the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation:

Center for Countering Disinformation
@CforCD

⚡️There is a false claim circulating online that Ukraine allegedly provided the US with “distorted intelligence” that was later used by russia.

This is a deliberate conspiracy theory that was voiced in foreign media without any facts to back it up.

Center for Countering Disinformation
@CforCD

✅ Claims about an “inevitable breakdown” in the partnership between Ukrainian and American intelligence services are also false. In reality, Ukraine continues to cooperate with its allies and partners in the field of security, and the exchange of information continues.

This disinformation is being spread in a number of russian public groups, as well as on social media by fake accounts with the aim of undermining trust between Ukraine and key Western partners, especially in the context of the dialogue on the peace plan.

Center for Countering Disinformation
@CforCD

❗️The goal of this fake news is also to sow doubts about the effectiveness of Ukrainian special services and discredit international support for Ukraine.

Center for Countering Disinformation
@CforCD

Here is an example of manipulation that was shared by the number of russian public pages


Center for Countering Disinformation
@CforCD

False claim is spreading on social media that 🇺🇦 allegedly provided 🇺🇸 with “falsified intelligence.” This allegedly led to a breakdown in cooperation between 🇺🇦 and 🇺🇸 intelligence services, which is also unfounded. This is not true, cooperation and information exchange continue

https://x.com/CforCD

It's in the Russians' interest to encourage further distrust between Ukraine and the US, especially when it comes to intelligence sharing.

I don't know whose interest this OP serves.