Agencies
The United States has resumed providing Ukraine with critical intelligence to help defend against Russian missile strikes after a brief pause, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in comments published ?on Sunday.
Ukraine has relied on US intelligence to spot the fast-moving ballistic missiles that Russia has fired in waves at its cities. Speaking to NBC’s Meet the Press, Zelenskiy ?said intelligence-sharing had been interrupted but later “de-blocked”.
“We are very thankful for this,” he said. “Now ?it works.” US President Donald Trump had said earlier this week that Washington ?was still sharing intelligence, despite Ukrainian officials saying ?some Russian strikes had occurred without warning. The day after waiving sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has yet to announce a final decision on the matter as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said officials want more time to evaluate the situation.
Rubio said on Saturday that the president will use up to 60 days to assess the economic impact of Russia-related sanctions and tariffs that he waived a day earlier.
“A lot of you don’t know what my decision is yet, but we’ll figure it out, and you’ll figure it out,” Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. The waiver comes just weeks ?before November’s midterm elections, with Trump under pressure over high energy prices as war with Iran disrupts global oil supplies.