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00:00After a pause in U.S. military aid for Ukraine, now a pause in intelligence sharing.
00:06The move by Donald Trump amid strained relations between Washington and Kyiv was confirmed
00:11by his national security adviser Mike Waltz.
00:14Did the U.S. pause intelligence sharing with Ukraine and is it still paused right now?
00:19We have taken a step back and are pausing and reviewing all aspects of this relationship.
00:28I just got off the phone before I walked out here with my counterpart, the Ukrainian
00:33national security adviser.
00:35We are having good talks on location for the next round of negotiations.
00:43In an interview on Fox News, CIA Director John Radcliffe suggested that the pause in
00:48intelligence was limited in scope and was a temporary measure to force both sides back
00:53into negotiations.
00:55Negotiations that ended abruptly after a heated exchange between Trump and Ukrainian
01:03President Volodymyr Zelensky last Friday.
01:06The U.S. has provided Ukraine with intelligence since Russia's full-scale invasion started
01:11in February 2022.
01:13Their intelligence is believed to help Ukraine strategically by understanding Moscow's next
01:18moves and tactically by providing information on the position of Russian troops.
01:24One Ukrainian lawmaker said the loss of American intelligence could be partially replaced.
01:30We can rely on our own resources.
01:32We have them.
01:33Of course, they are smaller, but they are there.
01:36And there are also the resources of partners other than the United States have.
01:41Though it is unclear whether the American suspension could affect the intelligence sharing
01:45ties between Ukraine and other Western powers, such as the United Kingdom and France.
01:53Let's catch up with...