US Resumes Intelligence Sharing with Ukraine After Brief Interruption, Zelenskyy Says

The United States has resumed providing Ukraine with critical intelligence to aid its defense against Russian missile strikes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced. The intelligence sharing had been briefly interrupted but was later "de-blocked," Zelenskyy said in comments published Sunday.

Ukraine has depended on U.S. intelligence to detect fast-moving ballistic missiles launched by Russia at its cities. Earlier in the week, U.S. President Donald Trump had stated that Washington was still sharing intelligence, though Ukrainian officials reported that some Russian strikes had occurred without prior warning.

"We are very thankful for this," Zelenskyy told NBC's Meet the Press. "Now it works."

However, Zelenskyy expressed concern over other U.S. actions, including a deal to import Russian diesel and the waiving of sanctions against Russia, which he believes will harm Ukraine. "If the United States will officially take the side of Russia, of course if these two countries will be together, of course we will not prevail and we will not be able to stand," he stated.

A widening rift between Trump and Zelenskyy over the past week has raised concerns about potential negative outcomes for Kyiv. Zelenskyy voiced his hope that Trump would remain an ally and reconsider recent decisions. "We want to trust him, and I hope that he will change his decisions. Because I think that it’s all mistakes and it will not help us. And it will not help United States."

Trump, in a Truth Social post on Sunday, indicated his decisions were aimed at preventing actions that would "drive, foolishly, Russia away from the bargaining table."

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, speaking on "Meet the Press" after Zelenskyy's interview, noted that Ukraine receives assistance from the U.S. that Russia does not, citing intelligence sharing and the provision of U.S. munitions for resale to Ukraine. When asked if the United States views Ukraine as an ally, Bessent did not provide a direct answer. "Zelenskyy presents a false binary this morning that Ukraine must win," Bessent said. "The war must end, and that will be with some kind of a negotiated settlement."