US providing intel to Ukraine on Russia

 DC Daily Journal:

...

President Donald Trump is done playing nice with Vladimir Putin. Trump has green-lit U.S. intelligence agencies and the War Department to hand over critical intel to Ukraine.

This isn’t just maps and tips—it’s pinpoint data on Russia’s vital energy setups, the lifeblood of Putin’s war machine. And Trump isn’t stopping there; he’s seriously eyeing a weapons package loaded with Tomahawk and Barracuda cruise missiles, plus other gear that can punch deep into enemy lines.

This is uncharted territory for America. For the first time, the U.S. is openly backing strikes on the heart of Russia’s oil and gas empire—the refineries, pipelines, and facilities that keep Moscow’s coffers full.

Think about it: every barrel of crude Putin sells funds the bombs raining down on Ukrainian soil. By targeting these assets, Ukraine gets a real shot at turning the screws on the aggressor, starving the bear of its cash flow.

Trump’s team is leaning hard on NATO buddies too, urging them to pony up their own intel and firepower. No more freeloading off Uncle Sam—it’s time for Europe to pull its weight in this fight. The goal? Ramp up the heat on Putin until he drags himself to the table for a deal that actually sticks.

It all kicked into high gear after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s face-to-face with Trump in New York. Zelensky didn’t mince words—he flat-out asked for those Tomahawk missiles to level the playing field. And get this: he confirmed Trump gave the nod for Ukraine to fire back at Russia’s energy grid in direct payback for the blackouts and chaos Putin unleashed on their power plants.
...

He didn’t pull punches on Russia’s so-called might either. After three-plus years of grinding away without a knockout, Putin’s forces look more like a joke than a juggernaut. “Why not? Russia has been fighting aimlessly for three and a half years a War that should have taken a Real Military Power less than a week to win,” Trump added.
...

When it comes to conventional power, Russia is not that strong, nor is it very smart.   It thought it could take Ukraine in a matter of days, if not weeks, and here it is over three years later, and it is not making much headway.