Biden declassifies Russia intel due to allied 'skepticism' - US spy chief

US National Intelligence Director Avril Haines shared the story, CNN reports.

She said that Biden ordered the declassification of intelligence on the eve of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as statements by US officials about the impending attack were skeptical of US partners and allies.

"When we explained to our policymakers and our policymakers went to their interlocutors, they found that there was a fair amount of skepticism about it. As a consequence, the President came back to us and said, ‘you need to go out and share as much as you possibly can and ensure that folks see what it is that you're seeing, so that we can engage again and perhaps have more productive conversations about how to plan for essentially the potential of a Russian invasion'," she said.