05Mar
US cuts off intelligence-sharing with Ukraine
The U.S. has cut off intelligence-sharing with Kyiv, said CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday, in a move that could seriously hamper the Ukrainian military’s ability to target Russian forces. The decision to cut off intelligence-sharing and military aid to Ukraine starkly illustrates the Trump administration’s willingness to play hardball with an ally to force it to the negotiating table. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he received a letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in which the Ukrainian leader expressed willingness to come to the negotiating table over the Russia-Ukraine war.
“I think on the military front and the intelligence front, the pause (that prompted Ukraine’s president to respond) I think will go away,” Ratcliffe told Fox Business Network.
“I think we’ll work shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine as we have to push back on the aggression that’s there, but to put the world in a better place for these peace negotiations to move forward,” he said.
Three sources familiar with the situation also confirmed that U.S. intelligence-sharing had stopped. It was not immediately clear to what extent the U.S. had cut back on the sharing. :quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c681062bd9ce49b897ff2adf89a11c41/121124%20John%20Ratcliffe%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg)
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