Zelensky Says US Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine Resumes After Blackout
Zelensky tells NBC the US restored intel feeds after a roughly three-day halt tied to Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries left Kyiv blind to ballistic missile attacks.
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What to know
- Zelensky says US intelligence sharing with Ukraine has resumed after roughly a three-day blockage tied to a dispute over Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries.
- The gap left Ukraine without US warnings of Russian ballistic missile launches for two consecutive nights, during which strikes hit energy infrastructure and cut power and water in Kyiv.
- Unresolved issues remain over Starlink terminal speed restrictions and Ukraine's lack of access to the Pentagon's Starshield satellite network.
- Ukrainian and US officials, including Umerov and Kushner, are working to schedule bilateral talks, which Zelensky hopes will occur within the week.
“We didn't see attacks of Russia using ballistic missiles. We have dozens of countries who help. But only United States has this unique intelligence to tell our side when Russia uses ballistic missiles. And we didn't get it during ballistic attacks during three days.”
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian President · NBC's Meet the Press, via NY Post ↗ · Oct 17
Volodymyr Zelensky Ukrainian President
Donald Trump US PresidentRustem Umerov Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Secretary
Jared Kushner US special envoy
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Zelensky confirms US intelligence sharing has resumed
In a prerecorded NBC "Meet the Press" interview airing Sunday, Zelensky said the US restored intelligence sharing after blocking it, expressed hope for bilateral talks with Washington within the week, and addressed unresolved Starlink/Starshield access issues.
“It was blocked for some period of time. And then it was de-blocked by the American side. We are very thankful for this. Now it works.”
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Welker: President Zelensky also said there was a break in intelligence sharing as well. Bessent: President Zelensky should be very careful about making statements like this that aren't true.
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KYIV POST: US Resumes Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine, Zelensky Says https://www. kyivpost.com/post/87432 President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the US has resumed intelligence sharing with Ukraine after data flows were blocked for a “some period of time.” The restoration follows tensions over Ukrainian deep…
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🚨🇺🇸🇺🇦 Sec. Bessent FIRES BACK at Zelensky on NBC's Meet the Press: "President Zelensky should be very careful about making statements like this that aren't true." Zelensky claimed there had been some kind of a break in intelligence sharing... Washington is sounding
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Umerov and Kushner discuss bilateral talks timetable — Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov held consultations with US special envoy Jared Kushner on scheduling direct bilateral meetings between Ukrainian and American officials.
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Intelligence blackout leaves Kyiv blind to missile strikes — Ukraine says US intelligence sharing was blocked for about three days, including two consecutive nights with no advance warning of Russian ballistic missile launches toward Kyiv, during which strikes damaged energy infrastructure and knocked out power and water.
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Trump calls Ukrainian refinery strikes a "disgrace" — Trump told Newsmax host Rob Finnerty that Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries were driving up global oil prices and should stop in favor of other targets.
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US warns Ukraine it could cut intel sharing over refinery strikes — The Washington Post reported US intelligence officials warned Ukraine's embassy in Washington that the US would halt intelligence sharing if Ukraine continued long-range strikes on Russian oil refineries and petrochemical facilities, amid the Trump-declared energy ceasefire dispute.
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Trump declares unilateral Ukraine-Russia energy ceasefire — Trump declared an energy ceasefire that caught Kyiv by surprise; Ukraine said it halted strikes on Russian energy targets for several days before resuming them after Russia kept bombarding Ukrainian energy sites.
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KYIV INDEPENDENT: US resumes intel sharing on Russian missile launches with Ukraine, Zelensky says https:// kyivindependent.com/us-resumes -intel-sharing-on-russian-missile-launches-with-ukraine-zelensky-says/ "We are very thankful for this... Now it works," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. # Ukraine
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US Resumes Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine After Temporary Suspension, Zelenskyy Says — UNITED24 Media https://www. byteseu.com/2463064/ # Conflicts
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And also the tens of millions of people who voted for him thrice , and the millions of people who abstained from voting against him to claim moral superiority that only made his reelection easier.
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I don’t know why you think I am Donald Trump but I’m tired of being blamed by you people for everything he does. Fuck off
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The current crisis is primarily caused by the US (war on Iran), so go complain to Trump and the US. Oil was literally at a 5-year low (cheaper than before Russia attacked Ukraine) before Trump started his little war. What's worse, the Trump war didn't only affect crude oil but also refined goods like Diesel.
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They didn't tell Zelenskyy because Trump wanted the Generals to depose him. The cut off is punishment for not doing so.
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That isn’t anything close to what you’re suggesting. US has operated in conflict zones adjacent to Russians/Soviets and other rivals for decades across the Middle East and Africa. They don’t fight each other because we aren’t at war with each other. Look up the Wagner Oil Field “battle”. That is generally a good example of what’s agreed to between…
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Really doubt that Siria was an agreement seeing as Assad fled to Moskow. More like Erdogan had enough with this and no one could say "no". Don't treat Ruzzia as some kind of mega power with a lot of undercover operations on bondiana level.
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Would that actually stop anyone from following his "executive orders"? The senate outright blocked or retroactively ruled unlawful several of Trump's decrees, even with a republican majority. And it did jack shit. The tariffs still went into effect, and undoing the tariffs just ended up putting even more money into the pockets of Trump's cronies…
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An idiot is the one who isn't interested in politics. The US is all about politics and manipulation. They are a different kind of shit.
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I like how you replied with your own counter points and no spelling errors, well done champ!
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Even then, the thing all men with power fear the most is losing that power, no matter how low the chance is. Suppose they rig the midterms in a way that is extremely one-sided and very hard to believe, and people riot on a scale of the Jan 6 event. I'm not saying this is what is going to happen, but I'm bracing for *something* to happen, and for…