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Zelenskyy says US warned it could halt intel sharing over refinery strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Washington had warned Kyiv it could stop sharing intelligence if Ukraine kept striking Russian oil refineries.
RuskiGazeta Editorial DeskUpdated:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an interview with NPR published on Oct. 13, confirmed that the Trump administration had warned Ukraine it could cut off intelligence sharing if Kyiv continued long-range drone strikes on Russian oil refineries.
The message went to Ukraine’s military rather than to him personally, Zelenskyy said. “My generals told me that on the level of military people they’ve got this information,” he said, adding that intelligence sharing had not been halted but that a warning had been given.
Trump denies a halt
President Donald Trump denied reports that intelligence sharing had been suspended. “We are helping them and we are sharing intel, we want the war to end,” he told reporters. CBS News, citing a European and a Ukrainian official, reported that the administration also threatened to halt European purchases of U.S. weapons for Ukraine through the PURL mechanism if the deep strikes continue.
Speaking to reporters on Oct. 13 before leaving for a campaign trip to Alaska, Trump said both Putin and Zelenskyy want to end the war but do not know how to do it. He said he believed Putin probably wants a deal, noted that there is strong hatred between the two leaders and said Washington would make them do it.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine wants the war to end but will not stop hitting Russian energy targets while Russia keeps attacking Ukraine’s energy facilities.
Washington Post: Warning delivered to Ukraine’s embassy
The Washington Post, citing a person familiar with the matter, reported that U.S. intelligence officials warned Ukraine that Washington would immediately stop sharing intelligence if Kyiv kept attacking Russian energy infrastructure. According to the newspaper, the warning was delivered to Ukraine’s embassy in Washington, and the source said intelligence sharing had not been fully halted.
Zelenskyy had earlier said Ukraine received no early warning from partners before Russia’s ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv on Oct. 12 and 13. In an interview with the Financial Times, he disputed the Pentagon’s explanation that a technical problem was to blame and said Kyiv had lifted its ban on strikes against Russian refineries.
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