UK assesses impact of pause in US intelligence sharing with Ukraine
Photo: David Lammy, British Foreign Secretary (Getty Images)
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy believes that the pause in intelligence sharing between Ukraine and the US did not have a significant impact on the course of the war, Sky News reports.
Lammy noted that the pause in the transfer of US intelligence to Ukraine did not have a substantial impact, as it was a brief one.
The Foreign Secretary also confirmed that the UK is ready to consider the possibility of deploying British troops to Ukraine, "but there must be a US backstop."
"At stake is not only the future of Ukraine but the collective security of our continent and therefore Britain's direct national interest," he added.
Lammy also emphasized that Russia must "pay for the damage it is causing" to Ukraine. London plans to discuss further actions regarding the seizure of Russian assets.
Intelligence sharing pause
In late February, during his visit to the White House, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a dispute with US President Donald Trump. Following this, Trump claimed that Zelenskyy did not want to end the war with Russia.
Against this backdrop, the US decided to suspend arms deliveries to Ukraine. Additionally, intelligence sharing between the two countries was temporarily halted.
As reported by Western media, the pause in intelligence exchange had the greatest impact on the operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region.
The difficult situation was resolved by talks between Ukrainian and American officials in Saudi Arabia last week. Washington decided to resume arms transfers and intelligence sharing.
