Ukraine: Scholz, Zelenskyy agree Trump key to ceasefire – DW – 03/05/2025
Published 5 March 2025
US cuts intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, says CIA head
US President Donald Trump has ordered a pause to intelligence cooperation with Ukraine, two days after suspending military aid to the country as it fights the ongoing Russian invasion, CIA director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday.
"President Trump had a real question about whether [Ukrainian] President [Volodymyr] Zelenskyy was committed to the peace process," Ratcliffe told Trump-friendly broadcaster Fox News.
Ratcliffe said the pause "on the military front and the intelligence front" was temporary, and that the United States would at some stage again "work shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine."
The announcement comes after Trump and Zelenskyy had a televised falling-out on Friday, with the US leader accusing his Ukrainian counterpart of a lack of gratitude to the US for its previous aid.
Since Moscow launched its invasion of its neighbor in 2022, the US has provided Ukraine with significant intelligence, including critical information needed by its military to locate major Russian military targets.
US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz told reporters on Wednesday morning that the administration was "reviewing all aspects" of its intelligence relationship with Ukraine.