Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine received no early warning from its Western partners ahead of a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv.
His comments raised immediate fears that the Trump administration had stopped sharing critical military intelligence.
Moscow razed Ukraine once more last night with drone and rocket attacks that left four dead and dozens injured in Kharkiv while five ballistic missiles struck Kyiv.
President Zelensky said there ‘was no warning from our partners’ over the strikes on the capital in a statement on X.
He said: ‘Intelligence data about the launches of Russian ballistic missiles help save people’s lives, and this is one of the most critical issues.
‘When there is a warning, it is precisely this that helps prevent killings.’
New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia refused to deny that the US had stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine in her first briefing.
Asked whether Washington had halted the flow of intelligence to Kyiv, Zacharia responded: ‘I’ll have to get back to you on that.’
Zelensky did not single out America or Trump, but the US usually alerts Kyiv when the ballistic missiles are launched and the timing is conspicuous.
The US President is pressuring Kyiv to make concessions to Moscow and has reportedly threatened to cut intelligence.
Last week, Trump announced a deal with Vladimir Putin to buy hundreds of thousands of tonnes of diesel to try and quell spiralling fuel prices ahead of next month’s midterm elections.
He then declared it is ‘time for Ukraine to get a new President’ after Zelensky criticised the deal.
Zelensky promised to heed Trump’s demand for an ‘energy ceasefire’ if Moscow did so.
But the Kremlin has not responded publicly and instead stepped up attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
