Recent reporting suggests that the U.S. government has potentially suspended sharing intelligence with Ukraine. This development comes in the wake of an ongoing diplomatic row triggered by Donald Trump’s demand that Kyiv cease targeting Russian refineries and energy infrastructure. U.S. officials stationed in Kyiv and European capitals worked the phones through the weekend, warning our allies that Washington would cut-off intelligence and block usage of the “PURL” mechanism (a legal agreement that allows European states to purchase weapons from the United States for Ukraine) unless Kyiv stopped striking Russian refineries. The United States has not confirmed a suspension of intel sharing and the European Commission reports that there is no known disruption of American intelligence sharing with Ukraine. Zelenskyy claims that Ukraine did not receive routine early warning notifications of a recent Russian missile attack on Kyiv that left 600,000 without power overnight. Furthermore, there are reports that Starlink connections were limited for Ukrainian systems operating in excess of 100 mph - a limitation which has already compromised missions and movements in Eastern Ukraine.
