Trump Denies Cutting Ukraine Intelligence Amid Satellite Restrictions
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We provide what many… US President Donald Trump said Washington continues to share intelligence with Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv had received no advance warning from its international partners before a new wave of Russian attacks on the capital and battlefield reports of a throttling of Starlink satellite access.
Trump told reporters on October 14, "No, we haven't," when asked whether the United States had stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine.
"We are helping them, and we are sharing intel.
We want the war to end," he said, adding Washington was working with both Kyiv and Moscow to end the war, now in its fifth year.
Zelenskyy said Russian forces launched 39 ballistic missiles at Kyiv and Kharkiv on October 13, including targeting a thermal power plant.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a strike that impacted a high-rise apartment building killed at least three people.
"Once again, no advance warning from our partners," Zelenskyy wrote on social media, adding Ukrainian intelligence indicated Russia was preparing further ballistic missile launches.
The absence of an early warning does not establish that Washington withheld intelligence.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said Ukraine was still receiving US military intelligence and suggested the delay may have been related to the type of Russian weapon used.
Some analysts noted Zelenskyy's claims came after Trump struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to lift bans on the export of Russian diesel fuel.
The timing of the reported intelligence lapse, they said, could indicate Trump is trying to ratchet up pressure on Kyiv to stop hitting Russian refineries.
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