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>> now, sources tell cnn ukraine had some help from the u.s. in targeting russias flagship destroyer, "moskva," last month. the warship sank, you might remember, on april 14th after ukrainian missile strikes. the sources say the ukrainians spotted the ship and then asked the americans for confirmation it was indeed the "moskva." the u.s. then provided intelligence about the ship and its location but was not involved in ukraines decision to launch those missiles. the kremlin admits its well aware...

Black sea and reached out to the united states. to help to identify the ship and to pinpoint its location. once the u.s. had done so. ukraine targeted and sank that ship. but u.s. officials say they were involved in the decision to launch the strike, merely they positively identified it as sea. nbc reporting is one day after "the new york times" revealed u.s. intelligence helped ukraine target and kill russian generals on the front line, in both cases, the intelligence sharing was meant to help ...

The equipment. the second is the training and, increasingly, ukrainians are being trained on that equipment by the united states, by western allied countries outside of ukraine. but the third element, the element that has been there since the beginning, has been the intelligence sharing. this is very classic, the way the united states and western allies will undertake an indirect warfare campaign, by sharing intelligence. both strategic intelligence, what does putin intend to do, what do his mil...

They will talk specifically what about ukraine needs to defend itself. >> so i would like this group to leave today with a transparent understanding of ukraines near term security requirements, because were going to keep moving heaven and earth so that we can meet them. >> were joined by ken delaney who covers national security for us, as well as the intelligence staff to europe. when we talk about helping ukraine in this fight, sharing intel has been a big piece of this, and these very startlin...

Thats been a key factor here in the success of the ukrainian forces so far. >> absolutely. we should not be surprised by the intelligence sharing. if you remember, before the war, as we were seeing indicators that russia was building along the border there, we started sharing intelligence. then it prompted the rest of our european allies to start sharing intelligence. so this is the first time in my military career -- granted, i served in the military almost 40 years -- where we relaxed our stan...

Intelligence sharing. that made a big impact with nato coming on board, feeling like the united states was bringing them on as partners where it seemed the united states was bringing europe in on all of the intelligence. i think we at that time were a little bit slow with concerns that within the ukrainian military there would be leaks to russia. so we were a little slow at that time. we have since then become far better at sharing intelligence. >> should we be doing more from the advisory persp...

Any major mus is movement changes. i will tell you and i think ive said this before, one of things the ukrainians continue to say is one of their most valuable commodities is small arms ammunition. it did you want get the headlines. its not as dramatic as antian anti-tank missiles. its a vital need that they use literally every day. that continues to flow. >> thank you. yesterday the secretary spoke about the guidance about sharing intelligence with the ukrainians on the zones.

Cyber operations in the past. theyve done so targeting the united states. so you have heard from our colleagues at the darrel of homeless, our colleagues at the white house, that we are preparing for every contingency. we are hardening what we can. were taking preparation for sharing intelligence with our partners and allies, all in an effort to be ready for whichever path vladimir putin chooses. >> a very tense situation indeed. ned price, thanks very much for joining us. >> thanks, wolf. all...

Panic and doesnt want to call it a collapse of his government which is exactly what putin wants to happen. and through this type of intimidation, through this type of psychological warfare, could achieve his aims without even firing a shot. but on the other hand, we have to be very candid with the ukrainians about the nature of the threat. that becomes difficult sometimes when it shares -- comes to sharing intelligence. at the end of the day, we should be doing a lot more than what we are doing....

Saying that a war is imminent is not necessarily helpful for the country. kamala harris would not directly respond to that question. she said there is intensive intelligence sharing going on between the u.s. and ukraine and she is confident that the u.s. and allies have been sharing intelligence and information as well in order to all get on the same page about the severity of the threat. she also addressed the sanctions question. we saw yesterday that volodymyr zelensky said why are we not havi...