Great -Britain must develop a 'four eyes' intelligence alliance in response to Donald Trump's actions about Ukraine, have said defense sources.
The 'unprecedented' decision of the US president to block allies, including the UK, from giving Ukraine-generated material that could benefit the Eastern European country, has fueled the calls for a separate group.
Mr. Trump used his powers as part of the 'Five Eyes' alliance of the US, Great Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to suspend intelligence to Kiev.
Some in the defense company now suggest that forming a subgroup to share information without a veto of the US.
“It's not about pulling five eyes, it's about creating a new” four eyes “in it – without America,” said a source.
The US decision would “damage the ability of Ukraine to defend itself against continuous Russian attacks,” said the Institute for the Study of War last week.
Former British ambassador in Washington Sir David Manning said that the issue of sharing intelligence would “be more difficult to approach.”
Donald Trump has suspended the sharing of information with Ukraine with the help of his powers as part of the 'Five Eyes' alliance
Former British ambassador in Washington Sir David Manning said that there is a 'big question mark' about how to maintain the special relationship during the Trump administration and that sharing information would be 'more difficult to approach'
He said to parliamentary members last week: 'It is clear that if you have some Trump supporters in these important jobs that have a very strange track records and have said very strange things about NATO bondmen and NATO alliance and you have people in the administration looking for ways to do Russia in Aspasia, then you have a problem with.
“That is a big question mark about how the special relationship is maintained during the Trump government.”
A government spokesperson said: 'We have a deep and long -term defense
And intelligence relationship with the US and we continue to work closely with our five eyes partners. '
