Shane HarrisShane Harris writes about intelligence and national security. He was a member of reporting teams that won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, as well as two George Polk Awards. He is also the winner of the Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on National Defense. Shane is the author of two books, "The Watchers" and "@War." https://www.washingtonpost.comMon, 15 May 2023 03:28:54 +00001hourly1Wagner chief offered to give Russian troop locations to Ukraine, leak sayshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/14/prigozhin-wagner-ukraine-leaked-documents/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/14/prigozhin-wagner-ukraine-leaked-documents/Shane Harris, Isabelle KhurshudyanSun, 14 May 2023 23:23:41 +0000Yevgeniy Prigozhin offered to tell Ukraine where Russian troops were located if they pulled back from Bakhmut, where Wagner mercenaries were taking heavy losses Alleged leaker fixated on guns and envisioned ‘race war’https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/13/jack-teixeira-discord-leaked-documents/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/13/jack-teixeira-discord-leaked-documents/Shane Harris, Samuel Oakford, Chris DehghanpoorSun, 14 May 2023 14:30:29 +0000Previously unpublished videos and documents reviewed by The Washington Post reveal Jack Teixeira’s preparations for a violent social conflict, his racist thinking and a deep suspicion of the government he served.CIA moves to address sexual abuse allegations by personnelhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/11/cia-sexual-assault-allegations/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/11/cia-sexual-assault-allegations/Shane HarrisFri, 12 May 2023 00:10:28 +0000After several women told Congress that the CIA discouraged them from complaining about sexual harassment and assault, the agency is now moving to address allegations. At U.S. behest, Ukraine held off anniversary attacks on Russia https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/24/discord-leaks-moscow-strikes-ukraine/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/24/discord-leaks-moscow-strikes-ukraine/Shane Harris, Isabelle KhurshudyanMon, 24 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000Kyiv’s head of military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, planned bold strikes deep behind enemy lines that unnerved officials in Washington.U.S. evacuates embassy personnel and families from Sudan, Biden sayshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/22/sudan-evacuations-us-britain-france-saudi/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/22/sudan-evacuations-us-britain-france-saudi/Claire Parker, Katharine Houreld, Ellen Francis, John Hudson, Shane HarrisSun, 23 Apr 2023 03:30:41 +0000Secretary of State Antony Blinken said operations at the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum have been suspended as fighting in the Horn of Africa nation continues.FBI leak investigators home in on members of private Discord server https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/21/discord-leak-fbi-investigation/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/21/discord-leak-fbi-investigation/Shane Harris, Samuel Oakford, Devlin BarrettFri, 21 Apr 2023 23:08:27 +0000Investigators have spoken to online friends of alleged leaker Jack Teixeira, who hung out with him in an online chatroom. Kremlin tries to build antiwar coalition in Germany, documents showhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/germany-russia-interference-afd-wagenknecht/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/germany-russia-interference-afd-wagenknecht/Catherine Belton, Souad Mekhennet, Shane HarrisFri, 21 Apr 2023 06:00:19 +0000Marrying Germany’s far right and far left is a Kremlin goal, according to a trove of Russian documents reviewed by The Washington PostDiscord member details how documents leaked from closed chat grouphttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/12/discord-leaked-documents/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/12/discord-leaked-documents/Shane Harris, Samuel OakfordSun, 16 Apr 2023 16:34:51 +0000In interviews with a member of the Discord group where intelligence documents were shared, The Washington Post learned details of the alleged leaker, “OG.”Leak raises fresh questions about Pentagon’s internal security https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/14/pentagon-leaked-documents/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/14/pentagon-leaked-documents/Shane Harris, Devlin Barrett, Ellen NakashimaFri, 14 Apr 2023 23:35:52 +0000THE DISCORD LEAKS | Following the Chelsea Manning leak, the Pentagon instituted a range of internal security measures. They don't appear to have worked. Suspected leaker of top-secret Pentagon documents arrestedhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/13/suspect-pentagon-documents-leak/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/13/suspect-pentagon-documents-leak/Shane Harris, Samuel Oakford, Devlin Barrett, Perry SteinThu, 13 Apr 2023 23:22:57 +0000Officials say Jack Teixeira, a National Guard technology support staffer, is suspected of mishandling U.S. military security secrets.Suspect had access to internal Defense Department computer network, official sayshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane HarrisThu, 13 Apr 2023 20:33:58 +0000Authorities arrest suspected leaker of classified documents https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comEllen Nakashima, Shane Harris, Samuel Oakford, Devlin BarrettThu, 13 Apr 2023 18:57:44 +0000The leak has produced remarkable insights into U.S. intelligence activities worldwide, but its revelations about Russia’s...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane HarrisThu, 13 Apr 2023 18:50:51 +0000Intelligence leak exposes U.S. spying on adversaries and allieshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/08/intelligence-leak-documents-ukraine-pentagon/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/08/intelligence-leak-documents-ukraine-pentagon/Shane Harris, Dan LamotheSat, 08 Apr 2023 23:48:32 +0000U.S. and European officials scrambled to understand how dozens of classified documents covering all manner of intelligence gathering had made their way online with little notice.Investigators skeptical of yacht’s role in Nord Stream bombinghttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/03/nord-stream-bombing-yacht-andromeda/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/03/nord-stream-bombing-yacht-andromeda/Shane Harris, Souad Mekhennet, Loveday Morris, Michael Birnbaum, Kate BradyMon, 03 Apr 2023 15:29:13 +0000Officials believe more than one vessel might have been involved in sabotaging the natural gas pipeline last year and wonder if a 50-foot sailing yacht that investigators scoured for clues could be a decoy.The aide who stayed: Walt Nauta, key witness in Trump documents casehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/18/walt-nauta-trump-mar-a-lago-documents-witness/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/18/walt-nauta-trump-mar-a-lago-documents-witness/Rosalind Helderman, Michelle Lee, Josh Dawsey, Shane Harris, Ashley Parker, Devlin BarrettSun, 19 Mar 2023 00:38:58 +0000How a Navy veteran and valet went from the White House to working at Trump's Mar-a-Lago, reaching the center of the special counsel's classified documents probe.Congressman says his name was wrongly searched by FBIhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/09/fbi-section-702-lahood-wray/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/09/fbi-section-702-lahood-wray/Devlin Barrett, Shane HarrisThu, 09 Mar 2023 19:00:54 +0000Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) says a classified report indicates Section 702 authority was wrongly used against him. Russia, China anxieties dominate annual hearing on global security threats https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/08/russia-china-global-threat-intelligence/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/08/russia-china-global-threat-intelligence/Shane Harris, Ellen NakashimaWed, 08 Mar 2023 23:32:27 +0000Vladimir Putin’s strategic patience in prolonging the war in Ukraine concerns U.S. officials .Intelligence officials suspect Ukraine partisans behind Nord Stream bombings, rattling Kyiv’s allies https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/07/intelligence-officials-suspect-ukraine-partisans-behind-nord-stream-bombings-rattling-kyivs-allies/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/07/intelligence-officials-suspect-ukraine-partisans-behind-nord-stream-bombings-rattling-kyivs-allies/Shane Harris, Souad Mekhennet, Greg Miller, Michael BirnbaumWed, 08 Mar 2023 14:22:25 +0000A Western official said an investigation uncovered evidence that pro-Ukraine entities discussed the possibility of sabotaging the pipelines.‘Havana syndrome’ not caused by energy weapon or foreign adversary, intelligence review findshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/01/havana-syndrome-intelligence-report-weapon/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/01/havana-syndrome-intelligence-report-weapon/Shane Harris, John HudsonWed, 01 Mar 2023 17:51:58 +0000After a years-long assessment, five U.S. intelligence agencies conclude it is “very unlikely” an enemy wielding a secret weapon was behind the mysterious ailment.Little-known scientific team behind new assessment on covid-19 originshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/02/27/little-known-scientific-team-behind-new-assessment-covid-19-origins/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/02/27/little-known-scientific-team-behind-new-assessment-covid-19-origins/Joby Warrick, Ellen Nakashima, Shane HarrisTue, 28 Feb 2023 21:26:53 +0000A small shift in favor of the “lab leak” theory was prompted by new data and an A-list team of weapons-lab scientists.Amid Ukraine war, U.S. and allies are hunting down Russian spieshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comGreg Miller, Souad Mekhennet, Emily Rauhala, Shane HarrisFri, 24 Feb 2023 07:47:26 +0000In wake of Ukraine war, U.S. and allies are hunting down Russian spieshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/17/russia-spies-europe-arrests/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/17/russia-spies-europe-arrests/Greg Miller, Souad Mekhennet, Emily Rauhala, Shane HarrisFri, 17 Feb 2023 06:00:01 +0000Since the start of the war in Ukraine, U.S. and European security services have been waging a campaign to root out Russian spy networks on the continent.U.S. tracked China spy balloon from launch on Hainan Island along unusual pathhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/02/14/china-spy-balloon-path-tracking-weather/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/02/14/china-spy-balloon-path-tracking-weather/Ellen Nakashima, Shane Harris, Jason SamenowWed, 15 Feb 2023 01:41:09 +0000The errant path of the large Chinese spy balloon across Alaska and the continental United States may have been caused by unusual weather conditions that pulled it off course.Former FBI agent’s side work puts bureau under new scrutinyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/02/13/mcgonigal-albania-deripaska-indictment-fbi/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/02/13/mcgonigal-albania-deripaska-indictment-fbi/Shane Harris, Rosalind Helderman, Catherine BeltonMon, 13 Feb 2023 11:00:47 +0000Charles McGonigal’s alleged illegal dealings in Albania — and for a notorious, U.S.-sanctioned Russian oligarch — have put the FBI in political crosshairs.Ukraine’s rocket campaign reliant on U.S. precision targeting, officials sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/09/ukraine-himars-rocket-artillery-russia/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/09/ukraine-himars-rocket-artillery-russia/Isabelle Khurshudyan, Dan Lamothe, Shane Harris, Paul SonneThu, 09 Feb 2023 21:19:35 +0000Ukrainian officials say that they almost never launch HIMARS rounds without precise coordinates provided by U.S. military personnel, revealing a more operationally active role for the Pentagon in the war than previously known.Chinese balloon part of vast aerial surveillance program, U.S. says https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/02/07/china-spy-balloon-intelligence/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/02/07/china-spy-balloon-intelligence/Ellen Nakashima, Shane Harris, John Hudson, Dan LamotheTue, 07 Feb 2023 23:44:09 +0000China’s spy balloon effort operates off China’s south coast and has for years collected information on military assets in several countries, U.S. officials say.The Biden administration’s rhetoric was striking, considering that...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane HarrisFri, 03 Feb 2023 16:11:46 +0000Three men charged in alleged plot to kill Iranian American journalisthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/27/new-york-/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/27/new-york-/Perry Stein, Shane HarrisFri, 27 Jan 2023 23:26:50 +0000Federal authorities arrested three men in connection with an alleged plot to kill an Iranian American journalist in New York.The incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee,...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane HarrisTue, 24 Jan 2023 19:19:25 +0000Former senior FBI official accused of working for Russian he investigatedhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/23/mcgonigal-deripaska-indictment-fbi/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/23/mcgonigal-deripaska-indictment-fbi/Shayna Jacobs, Spencer Hsu, Devlin Barrett, Shane HarrisMon, 23 Jan 2023 23:44:31 +0000Charles McGonigal, a former counterintelligence chief, is charged with money laundering and other counts connected to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.Discovery of more Biden documents fuels GOP plans for investigationshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/15/biden-classified-documents-republicans/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/15/biden-classified-documents-republicans/Azi Paybarah, Shane Harris, Perry SteinSun, 15 Jan 2023 20:55:28 +0000A top Republican House member wants visitor logs from President Biden’s Wilmington, Del., home, as well as “communications related to the searches” of Biden’s home.Most UFO reports ‘unremarkable,’ Pentagon says, but analysis goes onhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/12/ufo-sightings-pentagon-review/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/12/ufo-sightings-pentagon-review/Shane HarrisThu, 12 Jan 2023 22:20:58 +0000More than half of 366 recent sightings of “unidentified aerial phenomena” appeared to be balloons, drones or common trash, a new report says.American held in Russia is released, U.S. officials sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/12/taylor-dudley-russian-captivity/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/12/taylor-dudley-russian-captivity/Tyler Pager, Shane Harris, Karen DeYoungThu, 12 Jan 2023 19:11:11 +0000Taylor Dudley was released at a border crossing with Poland. It appears he was not part of a prisoner swap. Ana Montes, former U.S. intelligence analyst who spied for Cuba, is releasedhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/08/ana-montes-spy-cuba-release-prison/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/08/ana-montes-spy-cuba-release-prison/Leo Sands, Shane HarrisSun, 08 Jan 2023 20:34:47 +0000Montes, known as the "Queen of Cuba," was the top Cuba analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency. She spent over 20 years in prison for espionage.No conclusive evidence Russia is behind Nord Stream attackhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane Harris, John Hudson, Missy Ryan, Michael BirnbaumWed, 21 Dec 2022 08:31:02 +0000No conclusive evidence Russia is behind Nord Stream attack https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/21/russia-nord-stream-explosions/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/21/russia-nord-stream-explosions/Shane Harris, John Hudson, Missy Ryan, Michael BirnbaumWed, 21 Dec 2022 07:00:00 +0000World leaders quickly blamed Russia for explosions along the Nord Stream undersea natural gas pipelines. But some Western officials now doubt it was responsible.Trump downplayed drumbeat of intelligence warnings on covid, report findshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/15/trump-covid-intelligence/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/15/trump-covid-intelligence/Shane HarrisThu, 15 Dec 2022 21:31:22 +0000The intelligence community repeatedly warned the president in early 2020 about the impending pandemic, a Democrat-led House committee report notes.Paul Whelan is not part of Griner exchange, his brother sayshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane Harris, Adela SulimanThu, 08 Dec 2022 14:07:04 +0000Rise in Iranian assassination, kidnapping plots alarms Western officialshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/01/iran-kidnapping-assassination-plots/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/01/iran-kidnapping-assassination-plots/Shane Harris, Souad Mekhennet, Yeganeh TorbatiThu, 01 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000The Iranian government has stepped up its efforts to kidnap or kill government officials, activists and journalists around the world, alarming Western officials.FBI alerted notorious spy for Russia to another working for Cubahttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/30/ana-montes-robert-hanssen-spy/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/30/ana-montes-robert-hanssen-spy/Shane HarrisWed, 30 Nov 2022 22:58:05 +0000The FBI tipped off Russian spy Robert Hanssen on the hunt for Ana Montes, who was stealing secrets for Cuba. She is due to be released from prison soon.CIA director met Zelensky in Kyiv as Russian missiles targeted capitalhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane HarrisWed, 16 Nov 2022 10:20:45 +0000CIA director met Zelensky in Kyiv as Russian missiles targeted capitalhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/16/cia-director-burns-kyiv-missile-attack/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/16/cia-director-burns-kyiv-missile-attack/Shane HarrisWed, 16 Nov 2022 05:00:12 +0000CIA Director William J. Burns was in the U.S. Embassy and was not hurt in the assault, which occurred a day after he met with his Russian counterpart in Turkey.Too soon to tell whether missile strike was intended to land in Polandhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane HarrisTue, 15 Nov 2022 23:05:00 +0000Ukraine live briefing: Triumphant Zelensky visits recaptured Kherson; CIA director meets with Russian counterpart https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/14/russia-ukraine-war-latest-updates/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/14/russia-ukraine-war-latest-updates/Michael E. Miller, Anastacia Galouchka, Kamila Hrabchuk, Bryan Pietsch, Leo Sands, Shane Harris, Harrison Misiko, Miriam Berger, Karoun Demirjian, Praveena SomasundaramTue, 15 Nov 2022 01:35:54 +0000Ukraine says Russians wrecked key infrastructure in Kherson and left residents without water and power before withdrawing.Russian military leaders’ talk of nuclear attack rattles U.S. calculushttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/02/us-russia-ukraine-nuclear-weapons/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/02/us-russia-ukraine-nuclear-weapons/Karoun Demirjian, Shane HarrisWed, 02 Nov 2022 15:56:23 +0000U.S. officials still say that Moscow is unlikely to go nuclear in Ukraine. But Washington doesn’t have many good options to prevent Putin’s worst intentions.U.S. has viewed wreckage of kamikaze drones Russia used in Ukraine https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/20/russia-iran-kamikaze-drones/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/20/russia-iran-kamikaze-drones/Shane Harris, Dan Lamothe, Alex Horton, Karen DeYoungThu, 20 Oct 2022 20:21:14 +0000Such information could prove crucial in helping the United States and its Ukrainian allies better identify and ultimately defeat the unmanned aircraft.Iran plans to send missiles, drones to Russia for Ukraine war, officials sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/16/iran-russia-missiles-ukraine/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/16/iran-russia-missiles-ukraine/Joby Warrick, Ellen Nakashima, Shane HarrisSun, 16 Oct 2022 06:30:25 +0000The increased flow of weapons could help offset steep Russian weapons losses and provide precision-guided munitions like those used in strikes in Ukraine last week.Key Mar-a-Lago witness said to be former White House employeehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/13/walt-nauta-maralago-trump-documents/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/13/walt-nauta-maralago-trump-documents/Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey, Shane HarrisFri, 14 Oct 2022 18:14:09 +0000People close to the case say Walt Nauta, a former Navy sailor and valet, told FBI agents he moved boxes of documents at Donald Trump’s request.Putin confronted by insider over Ukraine war, U.S. intelligence findshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/07/putin-inner-circle-dissent/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/07/putin-inner-circle-dissent/Greg Miller, Shane Harris, Paul Sonne, Catherine BeltonFri, 07 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0000Information about dissent in Vladimir Putin's inner circle was deemed significant enough that it was included in President Biden’s daily intelligence briefing.In Trump White House, classified records routinely mishandled, aides sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/04/trump-classified-documents-meadows/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/04/trump-classified-documents-meadows/Shane Harris, Josh Dawsey, Ellen Nakashima, Jacqueline AlemanyTue, 04 Oct 2022 16:20:23 +0000As president, Donald Trump never strictly followed the rules and customs for handling sensitive documents, according to 14 officials from his administration. ‘The Russians are in trouble,’ U.S. official says of latest war analysishttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/12/ukraine-russia-retreat-us-intelligence/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/12/ukraine-russia-retreat-us-intelligence/Shane Harris, Ellen NakashimaMon, 12 Sep 2022 23:28:53 +0000Whether Ukraine's gains are permanent depends on Russia’s next moves, especially whether President Vladimir Putin calls up additional military forces.Road to war: U.S. struggled to convince allies, and Zelensky, of risk of invasionhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/interactive/2022/ukraine-road-to-war/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/interactive/2022/ukraine-road-to-war/Shane Harris, Karen DeYoung, Isabelle Khurshudyan, Ashley Parker, Liz SlyTue, 16 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000A Washington Post examination of the road to war in Ukraine, and Western efforts to unite to thwart the Kremlin’s plans, draws on extensive interviews with more than three dozen senior U.S., Ukrainian, European and NATO officials.The Post examined the lead-up to the Ukraine war. Here’s what we learned.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/16/ukraine-road-to-war-takeaways/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/16/ukraine-road-to-war-takeaways/Shane Harris, Karen DeYoung, Isabelle KhurshudyanTue, 16 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000A Washington Post examination of the road to war in Ukraine, and Western efforts to unite to thwart the Kremlin’s plans, draws on extensive interviews with more than three dozen senior U.S., Ukrainian, European and NATO officials.FBI searched Trump’s home to look for nuclear documents and other items, sources sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/11/garland-trump-mar-a-lago/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/11/garland-trump-mar-a-lago/Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey, Perry Stein, Shane HarrisFri, 12 Aug 2022 18:50:16 +0000Experts in classified information said the unusual search underscores deep concern among government officials about the types of information they thought could be located at Mar-a-Lago.Zawahiri appeared on his balcony. The CIA was ready to kill him.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/02/zawahiri-drone-operation-kabul/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/02/zawahiri-drone-operation-kabul/Shane HarrisTue, 02 Aug 2022 23:34:32 +0000After hunting the co-planner of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks for more than two decades, U.S. intelligence personnel tracked Zawahiri to a safe house in Kabul.U.S. kills al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Kabul https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/01/zawahiri-al-qaeda-killed/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/01/zawahiri-al-qaeda-killed/Shane Harris, Dan Lamothe, Karen DeYoung, Souad Mekhennet, Pamela ConstableTue, 02 Aug 2022 08:28:13 +0000Both Zawahiri and Osama bin Laden escaped U.S. forces in Afghanistan in late 2001, and Zawahiri’s whereabouts had long been a mystery. U.S. officials hope public pressure will bring Russian release of prisoners https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/28/russia-brittney-griner-paul-whelan-blinken-deal/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/28/russia-brittney-griner-paul-whelan-blinken-deal/Tyler Pager, Abigail Hauslohner, Karen DeYoung, Shane Harris, Robyn Dixon, Adela SulimanThu, 28 Jul 2022 11:48:19 +0000Speculation intensified about a possible prisoner swap involving Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout after Secretary of State Antony Blinken described a “substantial proposal.”Russia to ‘run out of steam’ soon in Ukraine: U.K. intelligence chief https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/22/russia-ukraine-mi6-intelligence-pause/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/22/russia-ukraine-mi6-intelligence-pause/Shane Harris, Julian DuplainFri, 22 Jul 2022 11:05:04 +0000Richard Moore, the chief of Britain's MI6, also described Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an “epic fail."U.S. to give some ‘Havana syndrome’ victims six-figure compensationhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/23/united-states-havana-syndrome-payments/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/23/united-states-havana-syndrome-payments/John Hudson, Shane HarrisThu, 23 Jun 2022 17:34:54 +0000The Biden administration plans to provide some current and former U.S. spies and diplomats with payments of roughly $100,000 to $200,000 to compensate for neurological injuries and other consequences from the mysterious ailment known as Havana syndrome.U.S. intelligence document shows Russian naval blockade of Ukrainehttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane HarrisWed, 25 May 2022 09:22:25 +0000U.S. intelligence document shows Russian naval blockade of Ukraine https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/24/naval-blockade-food-supply-ukraine-russia/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/24/naval-blockade-food-supply-ukraine-russia/Shane HarrisTue, 24 May 2022 22:43:04 +0000Newly declassified U.S. intelligence shows that a Russian naval blockade has halted maritime trade at Ukrainian ports, in what world leaders call a deliberate attack on the global food supply chain.Ukraine ends bloody battle for Mariupol; Azovstal fighters evacuatedhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/17/azovstal-mariupol-fighters-ukraine-steelworks/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/17/azovstal-mariupol-fighters-ukraine-steelworks/Rachel Pannett, Reis Thebault, Robyn Dixon, David Stern, Shane HarrisTue, 17 May 2022 18:49:41 +0000Hundreds of Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant fighters were evacuated to Russian-held territory after Kyiv struck a cease-fire agreement with Moscow.UFO hearing features historic testimony from Pentagon officialshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/17/ufo-hearing-congress/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/17/ufo-hearing-congress/Shane HarrisTue, 17 May 2022 17:30:07 +0000The hearing marked the first time in more than 50 years that U.S. officials have provided testimony for public consumption about their investigation of UFOs.Intelligence-sharing with Ukraine designed to prevent wider warhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane Harris, Dan LamotheThu, 12 May 2022 08:07:25 +0000U.S. not ‘actively helping them kill generals of any kind,’ official sayshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane Harris, Dan LamotheWed, 11 May 2022 22:45:50 +0000Intelligence-sharing with Ukraine designed to prevent wider warhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/11/ukraine-us-intelligence-sharing-war/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/11/ukraine-us-intelligence-sharing-war/Shane Harris, Dan LamotheWed, 11 May 2022 22:18:50 +0000The Biden administration has drawn up guidance around intelligence-sharing with Ukraine that is calibrated to avoid heightening tensions between Washington and Moscow.Ahead of Victory Day pageantry, destruction and visits by dignitarieshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comLouisa Loveluck, Shane Harris, Tyler Pager, Cleve R. Wootson Jr.Mon, 09 May 2022 04:59:51 +0000Ahead of Victory Day pageantry, destruction and visits by dignitarieshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/08/ukraine-russia-jill-biden-school-bombing/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/08/ukraine-russia-jill-biden-school-bombing/Louisa Loveluck, Shane Harris, Tyler Pager, Cleve R. Wootson Jr.Sun, 08 May 2022 23:12:57 +0000Western officials, including first lady Jill Biden, are showing their support for the Ukrainian government in defiance of Russia's relentless attacks.Senior U.S. diplomat visits embassy in Kyiv to mark Victory in Europe Dayhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane HarrisSun, 08 May 2022 16:41:59 +0000U.S. provided intelligence that helped Ukraine sink Russian warship https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane Harris, Paul Sonne, Dan Lamothe, Michael BirnbaumFri, 06 May 2022 12:45:20 +0000U.S. intel helped Ukraine in Moskva warship attack https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane Harris, Paul Sonne, Dan Lamothe, Michael BirnbaumThu, 05 May 2022 22:35:49 +0000U.S. provided intelligence that helped Ukraine sink Russian warshiphttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/05/us-intelligence-ukraine-moskva-sinking/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/05/us-intelligence-ukraine-moskva-sinking/Shane Harris, Paul Sonne, Dan Lamothe, Michael BirnbaumThu, 05 May 2022 22:24:34 +0000The United States provided Ukraine with intelligence that helped Kyiv identify, attack and sink the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, the Moskva, in one of the most dramatic battlefield successes of the 71-day-old war, according to people familiar with the matter.CIA instructs Russians on how to share secrets with the spy agencyhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane HarrisWed, 04 May 2022 07:41:09 +0000CIA instructs Russians on how to share secrets with the spy agency https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/03/cia-russia-agents-recruitment-ukraine/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/03/cia-russia-agents-recruitment-ukraine/Shane HarrisTue, 03 May 2022 17:41:23 +0000The CIA published instructions for how Russians disaffected by the Ukraine war can covertly volunteer information using an encrypted conduit to the agency’s website. Secret surveillance court orders drop more than 50 percent since 2019https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/29/fisa-surveillance-orders-drop/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/29/fisa-surveillance-orders-drop/Devlin Barrett, Shane HarrisFri, 29 Apr 2022 21:08:35 +0000New data shows court orders from the foreign intelligence court targeting individuals dropped sharply. Officials say that is due partly to the pandemic and a decrease in terrorist activity to investigate. Russia cuts off gas to Poland, Bulgaria, stoking tensions with E.U.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comEmily Rauhala, Loveday Morris, Jeff Stein, Bryan Pietsch, Reis Thebault, Shane HarrisThu, 28 Apr 2022 04:15:01 +0000Russia cuts off gas to Poland, Bulgaria, stoking tensions with E.U.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/26/russia-cuts-gas-bulgaria-poland-gazprom/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/26/russia-cuts-gas-bulgaria-poland-gazprom/Emily Rauhala, Loveday Morris, Jeff Stein, Bryan Pietsch, Reis Thebault, Shane HarrisWed, 27 Apr 2022 23:27:53 +0000Gazprom said Poland’s PGNiG gas company and Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz would be cut off because they would not pay in Russian rubles.Zelensky says Russia has launched offensive in eastern Ukrainehttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Shane Harris, Karoun Demirjian, Reis ThebaultTue, 19 Apr 2022 06:44:45 +0000Zelensky says Russia has launched offensive in eastern Ukrainehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/18/zelensky-says-russia-has-launched-offensive-eastern-ukraine/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/18/zelensky-says-russia-has-launched-offensive-eastern-ukraine/Hannah Allam, Shane Harris, Karoun Demirjian, Reis ThebaultMon, 18 Apr 2022 23:05:48 +0000A barrage of missile strikes across the country also hit the city of Lviv in western Ukraine. CIA director calls killings in Bucha ‘crimes’https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane HarrisFri, 15 Apr 2022 04:20:56 +0000CIA director calls killings in Bucha ‘crimes’https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane HarrisThu, 14 Apr 2022 19:31:00 +0000CIA director calls killings in Bucha ‘crimes’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/14/cia-burns-russia-putin/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/14/cia-burns-russia-putin/Shane HarrisThu, 14 Apr 2022 19:09:24 +0000William J. Burns, in his first public speech as CIA director, aimed several remarks at Vladimir Putin personally.Hubris and isolation led Vladimir Putin to misjudge Ukrainehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/11/putin-misjudged-ukraine-hubris-isolation/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/11/putin-misjudged-ukraine-hubris-isolation/Paul Sonne, Ellen Nakashima, Shane Harris, John HudsonTue, 12 Apr 2022 19:57:10 +0000A hubristic and isolated leader, beset by biases and skewed information, pressed forward with the calamitous decision to invade Ukraine without consulting his full cohort of advisers.Hubris and isolation led Vladimir Putin to misjudge Ukrainehttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comPaul Sonne, Ellen Nakashima, Shane Harris, John HudsonTue, 12 Apr 2022 07:57:21 +0000Expulsion of Russian ‘diplomats’ may strangle Moscow’s spyinghttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane Harris, John Hudson, Michael BirnbaumFri, 08 Apr 2022 07:21:56 +0000Expulsion of Russian ‘diplomats’ may strangle Moscow’s spyinghttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/07/russis-spies-expulsions-europe/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/07/russis-spies-expulsions-europe/Shane Harris, John Hudson, Michael BirnbaumThu, 07 Apr 2022 22:52:38 +0000The loss of those operatives could lead to a dramatic reduction in disinformation operations against the West, current and former officials said.Zelensky, entering new stage of war, faces political test https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/03/zelenky-putin-peace-deal-ukraine-politics/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/03/zelenky-putin-peace-deal-ukraine-politics/Paul Sonne, Shane Harris, Michael Birnbaum, Souad MekhennetSun, 03 Apr 2022 20:29:04 +0000Volodymyr Zelensky has emerged as a modern Ukrainian hero, instilling a will to resist and a deep national pride among the country’s population. But as he seeks an agreement with Russia to end the war, he risks becoming a victim of his own succeess, as Ukrainians are in little mood to compromise.Zelensky, entering new stage of war, faces political testhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comPaul Sonne, Shane Harris, Michael Birnbaum, Souad MekhennetSun, 03 Apr 2022 10:41:58 +0000‘Did the West misjudge Russia?’ Your questions about the war in Ukraine, answered. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/30/questions-ukraine-war-answers/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/30/questions-ukraine-war-answers/Isabelle Khurshudyan, Shane Harris, Whitney Leaming, Michael BirnbaumWed, 30 Mar 2022 17:00:02 +0000Post reporters Isabelle Khurshudyan, Shane Harris and Whitney Leaming will answer your questions about the war in Ukraine on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Eastern time.Zelensky steps up criticism of West, demanding weapons and sanctions https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane Harris, Adela Suliman, David SternMon, 28 Mar 2022 11:25:52 +0000Zelensky steps up criticism of West, demanding weapons and sanctionshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/27/ukraine-russia-zelensky-biden-nato/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/27/ukraine-russia-zelensky-biden-nato/Shane Harris, Adela Suliman, David SternMon, 28 Mar 2022 01:39:28 +0000The Ukrainian president asserted that some countries had drawn a red line at sending more offensive weapons to Ukraine “because they are afraid of Russia.”Russian troops’ tendency to talk on unsecured lines is proving costlyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/27/russian-military-unsecured-communications/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/27/russian-military-unsecured-communications/Alex Horton, Shane HarrisSun, 27 Mar 2022 06:00:00 +0000Russian troops in Ukraine have relied, with surprising frequency, on unsecured communications devices such as smartphones and push-to-talk radios, leaving units vulnerable to targeting, and further exposing the command and control deficiencies that have come to define Moscow’s monthlong invasion.Israel blocked Ukraine from getting potent Pegasus spywarehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/23/urkraine-spyware-pegasus-russia/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/23/urkraine-spyware-pegasus-russia/Craig Timberg, Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Souad Mekhennet, Ellen Nakashima, Shane HarrisWed, 23 Mar 2022 17:02:24 +0000Ukraine’s efforts to bolster its surveillance capabilities, like its efforts to strengthen its military, had support from the United States, Israel’s closest ally. But Israeli officials balked at any move that might provoke a confrontation with Russia.Israel blocked Ukraine from getting potent Pegasus spywarehttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comCraig Timberg, Souad Mekhennet, Ellen Nakashima, Shane HarrisWed, 23 Mar 2022 15:15:11 +0000Zelensky speech to Congress could add pressure on Bidenhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comAshley Parker, Mike DeBonis, Shane HarrisWed, 16 Mar 2022 01:13:45 +0000Zelensky speech to Congress could add pressure on Bidenhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/15/zelensky-joint-session-congress-biden/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/15/zelensky-joint-session-congress-biden/Ashley Parker, Mike DeBonis, Shane HarrisTue, 15 Mar 2022 23:36:35 +0000Zelensky's address to Congress on Wednesday is a big moment that could strengthen Biden's hand. But it also could confront Biden with a challenge if Zelensky makes an emotional appeal for measures Biden does not want to take.U.S. intelligence, countering Russian claims, says Ukraine is not making biological weaponshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane HarrisThu, 10 Mar 2022 16:25:11 +0000Zelensky, having rallied world leaders, shames them for not joining the fighthttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShane Harris, Ashley Parker, John HudsonThu, 10 Mar 2022 13:03:45 +0000Zelensky, having rallied world leaders, shames them for not joining the fight https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/09/zelensky-rhetoric-appeals-west-nato/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/09/zelensky-rhetoric-appeals-west-nato/Shane Harris, Ashley Parker, John HudsonThu, 10 Mar 2022 00:41:52 +0000As Russia’s assault on Ukraine enters its second week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has shifted from rallying world leaders — who have levied historic economic and financial sanctions against Russia — to shaming them for not doing more to hasten the war’s end.