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Directorate-General for External Security

France's external intelligence agency

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Jan 19, 2026
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Ukraine leaking distorted intel

Claims that Ukrainian intelligence deliberately fed “distorted” or false information to U.S. partners as a test — and that those distortions then reached Russian forces — have circulated in foreign me...

Jan 19, 2026
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Did Ukraine and France provide false information to the Trump administration to test them to see if they would leak it to Putin?

There is no reliable, independently verified evidence that Ukraine and France deliberately fed false classified intelligence to the Trump administration as a sting to see whether it would be leaked to...

Jan 19, 2026
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Did Ukraine provide false information to the Trump administration to test them?

The allegation that Ukrainian military intelligence (GUR) deliberately fed false classified information to U.S. agencies as a “sting” to see whether it reached Russia appears in recent commentary but ...

Jan 19, 2026

Did Ukraine or French intelligence find that the US was feeding confidential intelligence to Russian intelligence over the last 2-4 weeks?

There is no verifiable public evidence in the reporting provided that either Ukrainian or French intelligence has officially found the United States was “feeding” confidential intelligence to Russian ...

Jan 19, 2026

What official statements have France, Ukraine, and the U.S. intelligence community issued about alleged intelligence stings or deliberate falsification since 2024?

Since 2024 there has been a spate of public accusations and counterclaims about deliberate falsification or "sting" operations involving Ukraine and Western partners, but official, on‑the‑record confi...

Jan 22, 2026

Did France, Ukraine provide false information to test trump admin for leaks to putin

—that and intelligence fed false strategic information to channels as a deliberate “sting” to see whether the would —originated with a former ’s public remarks and has been widely amplified online, bu...

Jan 22, 2026

did ukraine provide false information to test trump admin for leaks

The claim that intelligence deliberately fed false information to agencies specifically to test whether the would leak to has circulated in and social-media outlets but lacks independent verification ...

Jan 20, 2026

Did France provide false information to America that was passed on to Russia ?

There is no verifiable evidence in the reporting provided that France supplied false information to the United States which was then relayed to Russia; the allegation originates with a claim by a form...

Jan 20, 2026

dod ukraine run sting op

A claim circulating in French media and amplified online asserts that Ukrainian military intelligence ran a deliberate “sting” by feeding false strategic information to U.S. agencies to trace leaks th...