U.S. Cuts Off Intelligence Sharing with Ukraine
CIA Director John Ratcliffe has confirmed that the United States has halted both weapons shipments and intelligence sharing with Ukraine following the fallout from last week’s Oval Office meeting between President Trump and President Zelensky.
Key Details:
• The pause includes critical battlefield intelligence, which has been essential for Ukraine’s defense efforts.
• This follows President Trump’s decision to freeze all U.S. military aid until Ukraine demonstrates a “good-faith commitment to peace.”
• The suspension affects real-time intelligence on Russian troop movements, missile launches, and drone activity.
What’s Next?
• The move leaves Ukraine more vulnerable on the battlefield, especially in countering Russian missile and drone strikes.
• Kyiv is now in urgent talks with European allies to secure alternative intelligence-sharing arrangements.
• The suspension could be leveraged in upcoming U.S.-Ukraine negotiations over a minerals-for-security agreement.
