A recent high-profile report from The Washington Post (WP) refers to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) allegedly orchestrating a Moscow bombing, which inadvertently killed Daria Dugina, the daughter of pro-invasion hardliner Alexander Dugin. “Ukraine’s affinity for lethal operations has complicated its collaboration with the CIA, raising concerns about agency complicity and creating unease among some officials in Kyiv and Washington,” WP writes, citing sources. Both sides claim that the CIA has not been directly involved in covert Ukrainian operations, and that US equipment and financial resources have been kept separate. A former senior CIA official likened Ukraine's intelligence services to the early days of the Mossad in the 1970s. “We are seeing the birth of a set of intelligence services that are like Mossad in the 1970s,” a former senior CIA official quoted as saying by WP.

Source: Washington Post October 26, 2023 06:20 UTC