Marco Rubio denied that Washington had paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine, contradicting Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s account of an interruption followed by restoration. The dispute concerns information used to warn of Russian ballistic missiles. Both governments also disagree over restrictions on military satellite communications, while the reasons for the reported disruption remain unresolved.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied on Monday that Washington had suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine. Speaking during a visit to Uzbekistan, he said there had been no pause and urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to concentrate on ending the war. Zelenskyy had said in his Sunday interview with NBC’s Meet the Press programme that sharing was blocked for a period before being restored by the American side.[1], [2]
Ukraine relies on US intelligence for early warning of Russian ballistic missile attacks. Ukrainian officials had reported that some strikes arrived without advance warning. Zelenskyy said on Sunday that intelligence sharing was working again and expressed thanks. No independent technical account establishing the daily flow of early-warning information has been published to resolve the disagreement between the two governments.[1]
The disagreement follows Ukrainian complaints about a slowdown in Starshield, the military-grade version of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service. Zelenskyy described that slowdown as a message from Washington. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denied that the administration was responsible for slowing SpaceX communications. Those statements concern the same strained security relationship, but the cause of the reported disruptions remains disputed.[1]
