Will Putin cut Iran loose for Ukraine? What Russian envoy said on quid pro quo claims

Russia on Saturday dismissed report claiming Moscow had offered a quid pro quo to Washington to halt intelligence sharing with Iran amid the ongoing escalation involving the US and Israel, in exchange for easing pressure in Ukraine.The report, which also said the United States rejected the proposal, were termed unfounded by Russian officials. Follow for live updates on Iran war newsA Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev publicly denied the claims, calling them “fake” in a post on X.According to Politico, Moscow had proposed a deal under which it would stop sharing intelligence with Iran if the US halted intelligence support to Ukraine. Citing two people familiar with the matter, the report said Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev raised the proposal with Trump administration envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during a meeting in Miami last week. The US declined the offer, it added.However, Dmitriev rejected it later. The report further claimed the proposed arrangement involved Russia halting intelligence sharing with Iran on sensitive details, including the coordinates of US military assets in the Middle East, in return for Washington cutting off intelligence assistance to Kyiv.The Kremlin also rejected the Politico report, describing it as “Western disinformation” aimed at creating divisions between Moscow and its Middle Eastern allies.