https://www.ft.com/content/af8042f0-5de9-4509-bcb2-2d98d26a3d21
Netherlands curtails intelligence-sharing with US over human rights
Dutch spy chiefs cite concerns about Trump administrations politicisation of services
The Netherlands has curtailed intelligence co-operation with the US over fears the Trump administration could use it to violate human rights or assist Russia. The heads of civilian and military intelligence said in a joint interview with Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant that they had become more cautious in what they share given the politicisation of our intelligence.
It is the frankest admission by a foreign spy agency about the consequences of US President Donald Trumps interference in intelligence matters. Erik Akerboom, director-general of the AIVD domestic intelligence service, and Peter Reesink, director of the MIVD military intelligence agency, said in the interview published over the weekend that they regretted Trump had fired National Security Agency chief Timothy Haugh in April.
I cant comment on how that relationship is now compared to before. But its true that we make that decision and sometimes dont share things anymore, Reesink said.
They indicated the sharing restrictions applied to intelligence about Russia. Trumps stance on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has shifted several times this year most recently on Friday when the US leader pressured Ukraines Volodymyr Zelenskyy to agree to Moscows terms on how to end the war.