WORLD_ US Has Paused Ukraine Intelligence Sharing Cooperation, CIA Director Says

THE EPOCH TIMES

US Has Paused Ukraine Intelligence Sharing Cooperation, CIA Director Says

The decision comes amid pressure for Ukraine to reach a peace deal in its war with Russia.

John Ratcliffe testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on his nomination to be CIA director, on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15, 2025. Jemal Countess/AFP via Getty Images

By Jack Phillips
3/5/2025 Updated: 3/5/2025


CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed on March 5 that the Trump administration ordered a halt to intelligence cooperation with Ukraine, after the administration halted all military aid to the country.

“President [Donald] Trump had a real question about whether President Zelenskyy was committed to the peace process,” he said on March 5 during an interview with Fox News, referring to a statement that Trump made last week after a public disagreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.

Ratcliffe said the pause “on the military front and the intelligence front” was temporary, stressing that he thinks the United States will likely again “work shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine.”

“President Trump is going to hold everyone accountable to drive peace around the world,” he said.

During his campaign and in the early stages of his second presidential term, Trump has said that he wants the now-three-year-long Russia–Ukraine war to end and has described the conflict as senseless because of the heavy losses both sides have incurred.

Aside from Ratcliffe, national security adviser Mike Waltz told CBS News in a March 5 interview that the United States is now “pausing, assessing, looking at everything across our security relationship” when asked about intelligence sharing efforts.

...

READ MORE: https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/us-has-paused-ukraine-intelligence-sharing-cooperation-cia-director-says-5820487?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=top-news-5-top-stories-0-title-1

***

Chân thành cám ơn Quý Anh Chị ghé thăm "conbenho Nguyễn Hoài Trang Blog"
Xin được lắng nghe ý kiến chia sẻ của Quý Anh Chị trực tiếp tại Diễn Đàn Paltalk: 1Latdo Tapdoan Vietgian CSVN Phanquoc Bannuoc.
Kính Chúc Sức Khỏe Quý Anh Chị.

conbenho
Tiểu Muội quantu
Nguyễn Hoài Trang
08032025
__________________________
Cộng sản Việt Nam là TỘI ÁC
Bao che, dung dưỡng TỘI ÁC là ĐỒNG LÕA với TỘI ÁC