Rubio says no pause in US intel sharing with Ukraine

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied on Monday that the United States had suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine. Speaking in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Rubio addressed claims that the US had briefly halted intelligence sharing intended to counter Russian missile attacks, stating there has been no pause. This follows reports from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that a three-day suspension of intelligence sharing had been "deblocked" by the American side.

While Rubio denied a suspension, he told a correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that he could not confirm whether Ukraine received advance warning of a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv. Rubio noted a software problem had affected the early warning system several days prior but said the US has made no changes to its diplomatic presence in Kyiv.

Regarding the overnight attack on Kyiv, New Voice of Ukraine reported that journalist sources claimed there was no advance warning, though several monitoring channels reported that the United States had warned Ukraine of the attack in time.

During his visit to meet with Central Asian officials, Rubio urged President Zelenskyy to focus on ending the war with Russia. He stated that President Donald Trump has made bringing an end to the conflict a priority. Rubio noted that while there have been talks of a meeting between Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the conflict, it is unknown if such a meeting has been finalized.

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