Erin Banco
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National security correspondent focusing on intelligence @Reuters.
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NEW: The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
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The US relayed to the Ukrainians that the diesel deal could help "soften" Moscow's position in part because it "sends a signal that Trump is open to do things" with Russia, a person familiar with the meeting said.
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NEW: Trump says he thinks Putin is ready to make a deal. In a meeting in Miami Friday, Kushner told the Ukrainians that Putin was not in a position to negotiate/ talk and that the diesel deal was part of a broader effort to “soften” Moscow and get them to the table.
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EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. has used “virtually all” of its precision strike missiles during the war in Iran. Stockpiles on ATACMs and Precision Strike Missiles are almost depleted. And we have used about half of our Tomahawks, per new data circulating inside the admin.
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