The Financial Times published material claiming that EU countries initially reacted with suspicion to Washington's warning that Russia was reportedly about to “attack” Ukraine.
“Many allies were not convinced that serious things were happening. We were surprised by this difference in intelligence – how and why the US saw what we do not see, “a source told the Financial Times.
To convince its allies, Washington had to divulge an unusually large amount of intelligence. data.
This information took place in November before the meeting of the foreign ministers of the NATO member states, where the issue of Ukraine was discussed.
In recent weeks, the Western press has been actively discussing the issue of Russia's alleged preparations for the invasion of Ukraine. Moreover, in Kiev at first did not notice the “threat” coming from a neighbor. And then, under the influence of European politicians, there was talk of the prospect of an attack.