The suspension, which could cost lives by hurting Ukraine's ability to defend itself against Russian missile strikes, followed a halt this week to U.S. military aid to Kyiv.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe said in an interview on Fox Business that he thinks President Trump’s recent pause on military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine will “go away.”

CIA Director John Ratcliffe says pause is leverage against Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for peace talks but lawmakers say people could die as result.

The U.S. has paused intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday, piling pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to cooperate with U.S. President Donald

In the wake of a televised Oval Office squabble pitting President Trump and Vice President JD Vance against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the U.S. has paused intelligence sharing with its war torn ally, according to CIA Director John Ratcliffe.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed Wednesday the US stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine after President Trump paused military aid to Kyiv amid its three-year war with Russia. Trump prevented further military aid from flowing to Ukraine on Monday after his public feud with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office over a joint economic investment with Kyiv on rare-earth minerals.

The USA continues to provide intelligence data to Ukraine, but in a limited capacity, reports CNN, citing American officials. Earlier this week, there were reports that this access had been cut off. On Wednesday,

Officials say the halt in assistance is a warning to the Ukrainians of the consequences of not cooperating with the president.

Ukraine no longer has access to satellite images from the American aerospace company Maxar Technologies. The reason is related to the US government's decision to suspend intelligence data exchange with Ukraine,