The U.S. may use intelligence sharing to pressure Ukraine into reaching an agreement

The United States may use intelligence sharing as a tool to pressure Ukraine into accepting an agreement that could be disadvantageous for Kyiv.

This was reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Since the first months of the war, Washington has been providing Ukraine with intelligence, including access to commercial satellite imagery purchased by the U.S. government.

However, after the February White House meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump — which ended in a public quarrel — CIA Director John Ratcliffe temporarily suspended the transfer of such data in early March.

About a week later, the exchange resumed, but according to the outlet’s sources, relations between Ukrainian and American intelligence agencies have noticeably deteriorated since then.

At the time, Zelensky admitted that Ukraine was fully dependent on U.S. intelligence for warning about Russian missile launches.

It should be recalled that yesterday Zelensky and Trump met with their European counterparts to discuss proposals for ending hostilities and providing Ukraine with security guarantees.