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Ukraine is working on alternatives for intelligence sharing – Umerov

Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said that after the US decision to suspend intelligence sharing, work is underway on alternatives to this process.

He said this during a joint press conference with the German Defense Minister in Berlin, Censor.NET reports.

"As for intelligence sharing, we have not yet received information on how it will be limited. But we are already working on alternatives, and if it is necessary, we will receive this data from Germany as well," Umerov said.

Earlier, French Defense Minister Sébastien Le Coronneu said that France was ready to provide Ukraine with intelligence after the United States temporarily suspended such an exchange of information.

The US has suspended the transfer of intelligence to Ukraine

The United States has completely stopped sharing all intelligence information with Ukraine, including that which could be used to strike Russian troops in the occupied Ukrainian territories, Sky News reported.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed that the United States had suspended arms sales and intelligence sharing with Ukraine.

Ukraine used to receive 80% of its intelligence from partners, mainly the United States.