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Rubio denies US paused Ukraine intelligence sharing; Zelenskyy cites interruption
Al Jazeera reports that Rubio denied a US pause in intelligence sharing with Ukraine, while Zelenskyy said the sharing was interrupted and later restored.
The short version
- Rubio told reporters in Uzbekistan that there had been no US pause in intelligence sharing with Ukraine.[Al Jazeera]
- Zelenskyy said on NBC's Meet the Press that intelligence sharing had been interrupted, was later restored and now works.[Al Jazeera]
- Zelenskyy's account of how the interruption was resolved remains unverified, and the reporting gives no further detail.[Al Jazeera]
Key facts
- Rubio said on Monday, during a visit to Uzbekistan, that there had been no US pause in intelligence sharing with Ukraine.[Al Jazeera]
- Zelenskyy said on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday that intelligence sharing had been interrupted but was later restored and now works.[Al Jazeera]
- Ukraine uses US intelligence provided through Starshield to detect fast-moving ballistic missiles that Russia fires at its cities.[Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- Zelenskyy's account that intelligence sharing was interrupted and later restored is his own statement, and the available reporting does not independently confirm it while Rubio says there was no pause.[Al Jazeera]
- How, or whether, the interruption was resolved is not stated beyond Zelenskyy's remarks.[Al Jazeera]
Sources
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