Trump’s administration stops sharing intelligence with Ukraine

The Trump administration has stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine, along with freezing military aid, staff said on Wednesday, part of a pressure campaign to force its government to cooperate with the White House plans to end the country’s war with Russia.

An US employee said information on military targeting was no longer shared with Ukraine. A senior Ukrainian employee said the break would make it difficult for Russian forces, but that Kiev’s military had access to other satellite images.

The CIA Director, John Ratcliffe and National Security Advisor Michael Walz, both confirmed a pause in intelligence support, but suggested that it could be short -lived if Ukraine quickly returned to the negotiating table.

Talking to Fox Business, d -RatCliffe applauded a statement on Tuesday by President Volodimir Zelenski of Ukraine, which Praised President Trump And he insisted that he supported Mira with Russia.

“President Zelenski has made a statement saying,” I’m ready for peace and I want President Donald Trump’s leadership to lead to this peace, “said G -Ratcliffe. “So I think that on the military front and the intelligence front, the pause that allowed it to happen, I think it will disappear and I think we will work shoulder to the shoulder with Ukraine as we have, to go back to the aggression that is there.”

Valtz told reporters in the White House that the United States “took a step back” and “pause and review all aspects of this connection.”

In addition to directing information, the pause also affected some intelligence about a prior warning for drones and missile strikes that Russia implements for military and civil purposes, according to a person informed of the break.

“Everything that came from the Ministry of Defense stopped,” said Valerie Kondratik, the former Hur leader, one of Ukraine’s intelligence services. “This is the most concerned with image exchange. This is not critical because European companies have their own satellites, but not all this is focused on military dislocation and movements, which is important. “

Thehe CIA has a significant presence In the country where she works with the Ukrainians to help target.

Some of its officers are located in Ukrainian bases, where they view lists of potential Russian goals that Ukrainians are preparing to strike, comparing the information that Ukrainians have with US intelligence to ensure it is accurate.

The CIA also helped the Ukrainians build at least three secret bases to collect reconnaissance alerts that Ukrainians use to capture Russian communications, reducing their dependence on the United States for intelligence.

Some US officials have said the hope is that any break in sharing intelligence will be very short, with a little practical impact. A senior employee of the Trump administration said the original plan was to pause the military and intelligence for a week or two as part of the campaign to pressure on the Zelenski.

D -n Trump terminated the provision of military assistance in the United States in Ukraine on Monday, just days after he and Mr. Zelenski had Confrontation in the White HouseS

After that on Tuesday night, Trump praised Mr. Zelenski and his statement in his Address to CongressS But some Trump administration officials want the Ukrainian president to remove officials from his government, whom the White House sees as hostile to negotiations with the Russians. The Trump administration also wants to sign a deal that gives the United States access to the rights of minerals in Ukraine.

While the Trump administration is constantly raising pressure on Ukraine, it did not make Russia stop its attacks. The Russian military continues to bomb the Ukrainian cities every day.

G -n Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that G -N Trump had a break in sharing intelligence. Valtz said he had talked to his Ukrainian counterpart and predicts “movement in a very short order”.

Speaking earlier on Fox News, Mr Waltz said that if Ukraine signals that it is ready to negotiate the termination of fire, the pause will be canceled.

“I think that if we can get these negotiations and move on to these negotiations and in fact we put some measures to build the table, then the president will look hard to raise this break,” said Mr. Wals.

The Democrats attacked the decision to peek intelligence. Representative Jim Hims of Connecticut, the ranking of Democrats in the Chamber Intelligence Committee, said sharing intelligence between Washington and Kiev saved the life of civilians and soldiers.

“The pause for providing Ukraine’s Matriel against Putin’s aggression is undoubtedly in itself, but the idea that we will now refuse life -saving intelligence from the Ukrainians who fight and die is unforgivable,” said Hims. “Any pause in sharing intelligence should be completed immediately.”

Trump administration officials have said the breaks are a warning to Ukrainians about the consequences if they do not cooperate with the peace plan of G -N Trump. The details of these plans remain unclear. Trump spoke approving for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and his assistants approved elements of the country’s ideas to end the war.

But European countries are trying to develop their own plan, which can win both Trump and over Zelenski.

In a statement on Wednesday, the European Command of the United States said it had received a pause order to support the security of the Ukrainian military.

A spokesman said that the delivery of military equipment that was promised as part of the president’s extraction packages would be terminated. Matriel in transit was stopped, and Matriel was already moved to the provision of facilities in Ukraine, the statement said.