CIA director John Ratcliff has confirmed that the Trump administration has paused its intelligence distribution operations with Ukraine following a heavy exchange between leaders of the two countries on Friday.
In response to a question During an interview With Fox’s Maria Bartiromo on Wednesday, Ratcliff did not give much details about the decision, but said that President Trump sought Ukraine’s “pausing” sending weapons shipment and intelligence.
Ratcliffe said that after President Trump questioned, it was paused whether Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky was a “committed to the peace process” after a meeting between the two leaders in the Oval Office Fissure. UK in Ukraine’s financial security US The meeting ended suddenly before leaders proceeded with a planned signature of the minerals deals in exchange for commitment.
The CIA director added that he thinks the pause “will be removed”, but never specified.
It is not immediately clear how US intelligence sharing pause Ukraine will affect Russia’s ability to defend against attacks.
A CIA spokesperson did not respond to the commentary request for a comment. Representatives of the Ukrainian government in Kiev and New York have not immediately responded to the email requesting a comment.
Ukraine has relied heavily on US intelligence from the onset of Russia’s full-scale attack on Russia in 2022, including facing and preventing Russian-lunched cybertex. During the war, Russia also targeted Ukraine with a catastrophic cyberatex Electricity outage is done In the middle of the winter and Satellite Communications knocked Used by the military of Ukraine.
Since the war rose in 2022, the US has more diplomatic relations and cooperation with Ukraine. Has made.
In 2023, the FBI made its tout Intensive sharing partnership with UkraineFederal authorities provided “actionable intelligence” to its Ukrainian partners, such as instructions that helped reduce ICE attacks And face the spread of disinformation.
US But guilty Some Russian government supporters accusing the Ukrainian government of starting a wave of catastrophic attacks.
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