I think it means the intel on the targets chosen.
Russia is friends with Iran, Syria, North Korea, China, and some others. When countries develop cliques, the ones left out are forced to develop friendships to protect themselves from the cliques. Do some research on where missiles within the EU countries are pointing. Hint: Russia.
Russia is actually a natural ally for the US. We were on the same side in WW1 and WW2. To justify our massive spending on defense requires we have a huge adversary. Don't have one currently? Easy, just create one.