US halts intelligence sharing with Ukraine, FT reports

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.

The U.S. has halted intelligence sharing with Kyiv, threatening Ukraine’s ability to strike Russian targets amid the full-scale war, the Financial Times (FT) reported on March 5, citing undisclosed sources.

The reported move follows Washington’s decision to freeze all military aid supplies to Ukraine following a public spat between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump.

There have been conflicting claims as to whether this also concerns intelligence sharing, a crucial capability that allows Ukraine to strike Russian targets. The British tabloid Daily Mail previously reported that the U.S. banned the U.K. from sharing Washington-obtained intelligence with Kyiv.

The step comes despite Zelensky issuing a statement on March 4 in which he called the Oval Office clash “regrettable” and affirmed commitment to work toward peace under Trump’s leadership. The U.S. president praised the statement in his address to Congress but made no direct comment on releasing military aid.

Since then, the U.S. media has reported that the freeze remains in place, and that it is unclear whether Zelensky’s statement was sufficient.