The United States has reportedly removed restrictions on using its targeting data for sites inside Russia .

A person familiar with discussions told the Wall Street Journal that the decision was made before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky went to the White House to meet with President Donald Trump , where the two had a heated meeting ending in Trump warning that Russia could “destroy” Ukraine. This means the decision was unrelated to a brief revival and then collapse in Russia-U.S. rapprochement last week, up until Tuesday, when a meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was planned in Budapest, then put on ice.

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