Rubio Denies US Halted Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected claims that Washington had temporarily suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine, saying the activity had not stopped. Speaking in Uzbekistan, Rubio addressed reports that emerged after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the United States had resumed sharing intelligence following a three-day pause. Rubio's statement disputed Zelensky's account of a temporary interruption in intelligence cooperation.

The disagreement concerns the continuity of information sharing between Washington and Kyiv as Russia's war against Ukraine continues. During his remarks in Uzbekistan, Rubio also called on Russia and Ukraine to focus on finding a way to end the conflict. He emphasized that the United States had no benefit to gain from the war.

Rubio urged both sides to concentrate on efforts to resolve the conflict, although the source provided no additional details about specific diplomatic initiatives or steps discussed during his remarks.

The US secretary of state also addressed the possibility of a meeting involving the leaders of the United States, Russia and China to resolve the Ukraine issue. He said discussions about such a meeting had taken place, but no specific plan had been confirmed. Rubio did not identify a proposed date, venue or agenda for a potential three-country leaders' meeting. The discussions therefore had not produced a confirmed arrangement, according to his statement.