US To Restart Intelligence Sharing And Security Assistance To Ukraine

The United States will immediately lift a pause on intelligence sharing and resume providing security assistance to Ukraine after delegates from Kyiv agreed to accept the Trump administration’s proposal for a 30-day interim ceasefire with Russia.

“Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the U.S. proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties,” according to a joint statement issued Tuesday after meetings in Saudi Arabia.

The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace,” the statement added.

The Kremlin did not immediately comment.

The future of U.S. support for Kyiv has been in grave doubt since an extraordinary on-camera spat between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Feb. 28. In the wake of that confrontation, Trump’s administration paused intelligence sharing with Kyiv.Meanwhile, the Trump administration has made a series of policy moves heralding a more cooperative stance toward Russia, traditionally considered a key geopolitical foe of the West. Trump, for his part, falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war and called Zelenskyy — not Vladimir Putin — a dictator.

In Tuesday’s joint statement, the U.S. and Ukrainian delegations said Trump and Zelenskyy had “agreed to conclude as soon as possible” a deal to develop Ukraine’s critical mineral resources, a pact designed to “expand” Ukraine’s economy and “guarantee Ukraine’s long-term prosperity and security.”

The minerals deal was halted after the Trump-Zelenskyy clash.

“The delegations also discussed the importance of humanitarian relief efforts as part of the peace process, particularly during the above-mentioned ceasefire, including the exchange of prisoners of war, the release of civilian detainees, and the return of forcibly transferred Ukrainian children,” the joint statement said.

The announcement came hours after Russia said it had shot down more than 330 Ukrainian drones. Two people were killed and 18 were injured in the offensive, which Russian authorities said was the largest attack on Moscow and the surrounding area since Putin launched his full-scale invasion in 2022.

Kyiv said its targets included oil production and pipeline control facilities.

Source: NBCnews

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