WASHINGTON, October 23. /TASS/. Increased activities of Ukrainian intelligence services abroad may hamper Kiev to achieve its strategic goals, The Washington Post reported on Monday, citing US intelligence officers.

"If Ukraine’s intelligence operations become even bolder — targeting Russians in third countries <…> that might cause rifts with partners and come into serious tension with Ukraine’s broader strategic goals," a former high-ranking CIA officer told the newspaper, adding that that it could be an obstacle on Ukraine’s path toward Ukraine’s membership in NATO and the European Union.

According to the newspaper, some high-ranking politicians both in Kiev and in Washington are already now concerned "about Ukraine’s cutthroat tactics." Ukraine’s operations involving what Kiev calls as "liquidations" have complicated cooperation between Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and the CIA. Such actions "may seem justified now <…> but could later prove difficult to rein in," the newspaper noted.