In the footsteps of the television oval office, which punched President Trump and Vice President J. D. Vens against the President of Ukrainian Volodimir Zelensky, the US stopped the intelligence that exchanges with its military ally, CIA Director John Ratklif reports.
RatCliffe recognized the stop on Wednesday morning during an interview about Fox Business.
RatCliffe said he paused “on the Military Front and the Intelligence Front,” but he did not specify further about the pause.
February 28 Zelenskyy visit White House was intended to restrict the signing of a landmark agreement provided by the United States hundreds of billion in potential payments from the mining agreement on Ukraine. The signing was abolished after the meeting descended in a finger directed at Russia and its unpowered invasion of the country, and whether Zelensky thanked the US president properly.
Previously, Zelensky thanked Mr. Trump and the US and continued to do so afterwards. Leading Advisers Mr. Trump in private order Common disbelief The fact that they were viewed as Zelensky's pungent president in front of the cameras.
Since then said Zelenskyy He is ready Return to the negotiating table.
In an interview with RatCliffe, Mr. Trump has decided to stop exploration.
The president “said” let's stop. “I want to give you the opportunity to think about it, and you saw the answer that President Zelensky outlined the statement:” I am ready for peace, and I want Donald Trump's leadership to bring this peace, “Ratklif said.
Later, Ratcliffe added that the US still intends to work with Ukraine in its constant conflict with Russia.
“We will work with a shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine, because we must push away from the aggression that is,” Ratcliffe said.
Trump administration at the beginning of the week stopped military assistance to Ukraine. Despite the fact that a senior official told CBS News on Wednesday that the US weapon, authorized by former President Biden, still went to Ukraine, the US European Command seemed to be contrary to this statement.
“We can confirm that the US European Command has been ordered to suspend assistance in Ukraine's armed forces,” the US command said. “The American European Command stopped delivery of these points announced earlier as part of the presidential administrative packages. Those CCP materials were also suspended until further leadership was issued.”
“Any material that stopped at the theater was either transferred to providing facilities in accordance with the current agreements on national hosts,” the European command said.
G -n troke said on Tuesday night during his Address in Congress that he “is tirelessly working to end the savage conflict in Ukraine.”
Exchange of exploration is crucial for Ukraine in efforts to join Russian military purposes.
Mr. Trump's opposite approach with US allies has caused criticism by Democrats, including Senator Michigan Ellisa Slotkin, who delivered Answer Tuesday at Mr TrumpAddress.
“President Trump likes to speak” peace through power. “This is actually the line he stole in Ronald Reagan.
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He contributed to this report.