Ukraine Needs US Weapons But It Needs Intelligence More
Shutting off the flow of information for a few days cost Ukraine countless lives, and Putin will want Trump to do it again before any ceasefire.
One of Ukraine’s eyes in the sky.
Photographer: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images
Over the past couple of weeks, America’s Ukrainian partners have been riding a roller-coaster of President Donald Trump’s making. The low point was the disastrous blow-up in the Oval Office between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, which led to the US cutting off military aid and intelligence sharing until the Ukrainians were “ready for peace.”
In recent days, after US-Ukraine meetings in Saudi Arabia, things may seem better. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz appear to have somewhat mended the relationship and have a ceasefire proposal to present to Moscow. Most importantly for the Ukrainians, this has come with a reopening of the taps on military assistance and, above all, on intelligence.