Trump Says U.S. Continues Sharing Intelligence with Ukraine While Working to End the War

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States has not stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine and is working with both Kyiv and Moscow to bring the conflict to an end. He made the remarks to reporters outside the White House before departing for a campaign rally in Alaska.

Asked directly whether Washington had halted intelligence support, Trump replied, “No, we haven’t. We help them, but we’re really helping them get to a final answer. We want the war ended. We are helping them, and we are sharing intel. We want the war to end, so we’re working with them and with Russia on getting the war to end.”

The statement followed reports that Trump administration envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had warned Ukrainian officials during talks in Miami that intelligence sharing could be suspended if Kyiv continued striking Russian oil refineries. Those reports surfaced after Trump announced a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin under which Russia would supply substantial volumes of diesel to the global market, a move intended to ease elevated fuel prices ahead of the November midterm elections. U.S. lawmakers from both parties have criticized the arrangement as appearing to conflict with existing restrictions on Russian energy.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv received no advance warning from partners before a Russian ballistic missile strike on October 12. In an NPR interview, he stated that U.S. intelligence sharing had not stopped, though his generals had been told it might be. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha separately confirmed that Kyiv continues to receive U.S. military intelligence and attributed the lack of warning on the recent strike to the type of weapon used. New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, asked the same day whether sharing had ceased, said she would need to check and get back to reporters.

Trump also addressed the diesel arrangement when asked whether Russia could use proceeds to buy more weapons. “That’s a diesel deal, not for us. That’s being released into the world. That’s not being released to us,” he said. He added that both Putin and Zelenskyy want the war to end but “there is a lot of hatred between the two of them” and “don’t know how to get there.” Trump has previously stated that Ukraine should replace its leadership with someone more willing to reach a deal, comments RWT News reported earlier this week.

Ukraine has relied on U.S. intelligence for early warnings of incoming strikes and for targeting Russian military sites. The administration has suspended or threatened to suspend such cooperation on prior occasions when differences arose over strategy. Trump has framed current efforts as part of a broader push to conclude the war while addressing domestic energy costs tied to the ongoing conflict with Iran and other supply disruptions.