US suddenly stops sharing intelligence with Ukraine

CIA Director John Ratcliffe said the U.S. has cut off intelligence sharing with Ukraine, a move observers believe is aimed at pressuring Kyiv to the negotiating table.

Ukrainian soldiers fire CAESAR self-propelled artillery at Russian troops near the town of Avdiivka in Donetsk.

Reuters reported on March 5th, citing CIA Director John Ratcliffe, that the US has cut off intelligence sharing with Ukraine, a move that could seriously affect the country's military ability to target Russian forces.

The decision to halt intelligence sharing and military aid to Ukraine reflects the Trump administration's willingness to take a tough stance to force an ally to the negotiating table.

President Trump said on March 4 that he had received a letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which the Ukrainian leader expressed his desire to sit down for negotiations on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

"I think on the military and intelligence fronts, the pause (that prompted the Ukrainian president to react) will end," Ratcliffe told Fox Business.

Sources familiar with the situation have also confirmed that the sharing of US intelligence with Ukraine has stopped. One source said that intelligence sharing has only been "partially" reduced, but could not provide further details.

Since hostilities broke out in 2022, the U.S. has provided Ukraine with crucial intelligence, including information that its military needs for targeting.

US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said on March 5 that the US "has taken a step back" and the administration is "re-examining all aspects" of its intelligence relationship with Ukraine.

In addition, he said the U.S. is actively pushing for progress in negotiations on a mineral agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine and a potential peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia. "I think we will see this progress soon," Waltz said.

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