US President Donald Trump made it clear that he would not continue to provide assistance to Ukraine after signing the copalin agreement. He also wants to make changes to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s appointee before the negotiations.
RBC-Ukraine reported this to NBC News.
According to the words of a representative of the US administration and another American official, Trump, in private negotiations, made it clear to his assistants that the signed agreement would not be enough to renew the exchange of intelligence with Ukraine.
Officials said that Trump wants the deal to give the United States a stake in Ukrainian mineral resources to be signed. But I also want to make changes from Zelensky’s appointee before peace negotiations, to ensure that he is ready to take actions, for example, to give up the territory of Russia.
The results indicate that Trump wants Zelensky to win a strong victory in the elections in Ukraine and, perhaps, to step up from the presidency.
According to the words of an American official and a representative of the Trump administration, the United States does not have any solid evidence that the pause in intelligence exchanges will lead directly to Russian attacks on Ukraine. They confirm that the attacks were probably planned even before the exchange of intelligence and assistance.
US assistance on pause
A few days ago, the United States officially confirmed that it had decided to provide assistance to Ukraine. The United States also agreed to exchange intelligence with Ukraine.
An earlier NBC News report suggested that the allies may be forced to share intelligence with the United States for fear of transmitting the data to Moscow. British media inform that at Sunset they are discussing the creation of a new intelligence alliance without the United States.
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