There are a handful of countries with whom the US has special intel relationships, and that includes countries like the UK (which includes Australia, Canada, Britain, and New Zealand). It’s possible there’s a deal with Israel or Germany, but if it’s any of the above, it puts a crimp in US national security in the long haul, and gives Russia the opportunity to learn how the US and our allies are gathering particular types of intel.

This has long term consequences, and none of them are good.