How Will the U.S. ‘Pause’ on Intelligence Sharing Affect Ukraine?

Mike Waltz said the halt, in addition to the suspension of further military aid deliveries to Ukraine, will only be lifted once a date for peace talks with Russia is set. 

Ukraine relies on U.S. intelligence assistance to select Russian targets for weapons, including U.S.-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and U.S. Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), as well as to prepare for Russian attacks. There are reports that some informal intelligence sharing may be continuing, but not for “time-sensitive or high-value intelligence.” The intelligence curbs appear to apply to both U.S. government and commercial assistance; American aerospace company Maxar Technologies confirmed it had disabled access to its satellite imagery for Ukraine, and the National Geospatial Agency said it “temporarily suspended access” of Ukraine to the system that provides commercial satellite imagery purchased by the U.S.