Russian officials told Donald Trump during a phone call on Monday that they have not been sharing information about the location of U.S. military assets, according to envoy Steve Witkoff, reports CNN.
CNN previously reported that Russia may have been providing Iran with intelligence about the locations and movements of American troops, ships, and aircraft, citing several sources familiar with U.S. intelligence reports on the matter.
“Yesterday, during the call with the president, the Russians said they have not been sharing. That’s what they said. So, you know, we can take their word for it. But that’s what they said,” Witkoff stated during an interview with CNBC.
Witkoff added that the same position was also communicated during a separate call earlier Monday involving Jared Kushner and Russian official Yuri Ushakov.
“Yesterday morning, independently, Jared and I had a call with Ushakov, who repeated the same thing. … Let’s hope they are not sharing,” he said.
Witkoff also revealed that he and Kushner will travel to Geneva for trilateral talks with Russian and Ukrainian officials sometime next week.
