[[Palantir]] [[CEO]] [[Alex Karp]] and Mykhailo Fedorov have been collaborating jointly for over 5 years, according to the statement made by Karp.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraines-fedorov-says-palantir-ceo-will-be-first-major-investor-new-defence-2026-09-01/</ref> That means the Palantir-Ukraine relationship pre-dates the Russian military advance into [[Eastern Ukraine]]. In June 2022, the ''[[New York Times]]'' reported that the [[CIA]] and [[Pentagon]] [[special forces]] were organizing and conducting the [[NATO war in Ukraine]] from a secret operation center in [[Kyiv]].