US resumes intelligence-sharing with Ukraine after pause, Zelenskyy says
The pause left Ukraine without U.S. warnings on Russian ballistic missile launches for three days, Zelensky said.
- On Sunday, Oct. 18, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the United States has resumed sharing military and security intelligence with Ukraine after suspending data exchanges for "some period of time."
- Sharp disagreements between Washington and Kyiv over battlefield targeting rules prompted the suspension, as Washington warned it would halt intelligence if Ukraine continued strikes against Russian energy infrastructure.
- Prior to the restoration, Ukrainian defense forces received no advance warnings from Western partners regarding Russian ballistic missile launches, resulting in damage to critical energy installations in Kyiv.
- On Friday, Oct. 16, Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov held consultations with US special envoy Jared Kushner to discuss a timetable and format for upcoming in-person meetings.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy affirmed that Kyiv remains prepared for discussions with White House representatives to explore verifiable mechanisms for a reciprocal "energy ceasefire" to protect civilian utility networks.
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Zelenski confirms that Washington has resumed warnings about Russian ballistic missile attacks after meeting with Trump's envoy in Oslo.
Ukraine Welcomes Restored U.S. Intelligence Amid Russian Attacks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is thankful to the US as intelligence on Russian missile strikes "works now," after talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Oslo. Zelenskyy had previously said that Washington had temporarily paused some intelligence sharing with Kyiv before resuming it. "We are thankful that intelligence works.... I'm speaking about early warning, what is very important for our people, for chil…
Kiev complained last week that the Allies had stopped sharing intelligence about Russian attacks allowing early warnings to be issued to the population
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Zelenski gave the news after meeting in Oslo with Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump's special envoy.
The Ukrainian leader confirmed that intelligence sharing with the United States has resumed after he met with Donald Trump's special envoy in Oslo, Norway, where a new peace proposal was also discussed.
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