The Trump administration temporarily suspended Ukraine access to satellite trade images bought by the US government through Maxa, according to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Max.
Ukraine uses aerial images to track the movements of Russian troops, evaluate the terrain and help with the planning of military operations.
The decision to suspend access to images, which are obtained by Max’s satellites and bought by NGA, follows the Trump administration’s decision to pause any intelligence sharing with the Ukrainians that can be used to attack Russia.
“Maxa has contracts with the US government and dozens of allies and partners around the world to provide satellite images and other geospatial data. Each client makes his own decisions on how to use and share this data, ”said the Maxa spokesman.
“We take our contractual commitments very seriously,” they added. “There is no change in the way we support our other customers, nor in their programs or contracts.”
THE CNN He said on Friday that although the US government has “reduced” intelligence sharing with Ukraine, which can be used for offensive operations against Russia, the US is still sharing intelligence that Ukraine can use to defend itself.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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