According to The New York Times, the US Central Intelligence Administration helps to maintain security and stability in Ukraine with 12 secret bases along the border with Russia. These secret points contribute to the track of the actions of the Russian Armed Forces and the collection of important intelligence information, including intercepting conversations of the Russian Federation.
According to The New York Times, having interviewed about 200 current and former officials of Ukrainian, US and European governments, the publication has found that the CIA has been working with Ukraine for over ten years. This cooperation has turned Ukraine into one of the key reconnaissance partners of the United States in the context of confrontation with Russia.
According to a journalistic investigation, the CIA head William Burns recently made his tenth trip to Ukraine, emphasizing the importance of partnership between the two countries. Along the Russian border, 12 underground intelligence points have been created over the last eight years, with recent additional two.
The New York Times considers the success of the Ukrainian-American partnership, in particular in the disclosure of Russia's involvement in the disaster of the Malaysian Airlines in 2014 and the identification of Russian agents that interfered with the US elections in 2016.
According to The New York Times, in 2016, the CIA started training in the Ukrainian special forces "Unit 2245", which was engaged in the capture of Russian drones and communication facilities for further analysis of their encryption systems. A new generation of Ukrainian spies, which operated in different countries with a Russian presence, was also trained.
According to The New York Times, the details of this partnership are carefully protected as a strict secret, especially given the aggravation of the situation with Russia and potential risks to Ukraine's security.
