US continues to provide assistance to Ukraine, intelligence sharing continues, - Zelenskyy
U.S. President Donald Trump has not stopped assistance and intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
According to Censor.NET, citing Interfax-Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this at a joint press conference of the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing in Kyiv today, May 10.
"I thank President Trump for not stopping the American assistance, for not stopping the exchange of intelligence. This is important for us as we work to protect our skies. And the fact that he did not stop the sanctions that are in place today - I really look forward to their strengthening," Zelenskyy said.
Suspension of US aid
On the morning of March 4, it became known that US President Donald Trump had ordered the suspension of all US military aid to Ukraine in order to force Kyiv to demonstrate a "good faith commitment" to peace.
One U.S. official told CNN that the consequences of the suspension of U.S. military aid will be felt in some time. Perhaps a few days or weeks. However, as soon as the stockpiles of weapons and armaments begin to run out, the country will face serious consequences.
According to journalist Ostap Yarysh, the US decision to suspend aid to Ukraine will primarily affect the supply of missiles to air defense and ammunition for HIMARS and artillery.
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna emphasized that the US decision to temporarily suspend military aid to Ukraine means that Europe must help Ukraine more and faster than before to fill this gap.
The Economist article says that the US decision to suspend aid to Ukraine will lead to more casualties and destruction. The critical elements, the newspaper writes, are weapons, their repair, air defense missiles, the Starlink system, and, perhaps most importantly, intelligence sharing.
Chief National Security Advisor to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, Marius Česnulevičius, said that Washington's decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine was not a surprise. However, Europe is preparing a response.
Subsequently, The Economist wrote that there is currently no official order from Donald Trump to suspend military aid 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.
