US stops intelligence aid to Ukraine amid overnight Russian attacks

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Diane Duenez Weekend Managing Editor

By Diane Duenez (Weekend Managing Editor)

The Trump administration has reportedly ordered a partial halt to intelligence the United States shares with Ukraine to defend against the Russian invasion, according to a U.S. military official and public remarks by top Trump administration officials.
National security adviser Mike Waltz indicated Wednesday morning that a pause in intelligence sharing is in place.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials reported Tuesday night attacks by Russia targeting energy facilities in the Odesa region, killing at least one person and causing power cuts.

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The Trump administration has reportedly ordered a partial halt to intelligence the United States shares with Ukraine to defend against the Russian invasion, according to a U.S. military official and public remarks by top Trump administration officials.

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National security adviser Mike Waltz indicated on the morning of Wednesday, March 5 that a pause in intelligence sharing is in place.

“We are pausing, assessing, looking at everything across our security relationship,” Waltz told CBS News when asked directly about intelligence-sharing with Kyiv.

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What else has the Trump administration frozen?

The Trump administration had already announced a freeze in weapons deliveries to Ukraine, part of the White House effort to pressure Kyiv into a swift end to a war it didn’t start.

Following the interview, Waltz did offer a promise.

“We are having good talks on location for the next round of negotiations on delegations of substance,” Waltz said. “So just in the last 24 hours since the public statement from Zelenskyy and in these subsequent conversations which I’m going to walk inside and continue.”

What is happening in Ukraine right now?

Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials reported attacks during the night of Tuesday, March 4 by Russia targeting energy facilities in the Odesa region, killing at least one person and causing power cuts. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has offered to host Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks that could involve U.S. officials. Russia welcomed Zelensky’s stated willingness to enter negotiations, calling it a “positive” step.

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, said Moscow’s “main task today” remains “inflicting maximum defeat” on Ukraine. Medvedev, a former president and prime minister of Russia, made the comments on Russian social network VK on Wednesday morning.

“Russia is advancing. The enemy is resisting and has not yet been defeated,” Medvedev’s wrote in a post, adding that stopping the war would mean the end of Zelenskyy’s leadership and government. “Therefore, inflicting maximum defeat on the enemy ‘on the battlefield’ remains our main task today.”

How are negotiations between the U.S. and Ukraine progressing?

Washington and Kyiv have been working on signing a critical minerals deal that would give the U.S. a direct economic stake in the future of Ukraine. Zelenskyy reiterated Ukraine’s commitment to peace on X.

“None of us wants an endless war,” Zelenskyy wrote. “Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians. My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts”.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke about the negotations at the end of February 2025.

“President Putin has been repeating his words about his readiness for peace talks from the very beginning,” Peskov said. “The main thing for us is to achieve our goals. And, of course, we prefer peaceful means to achieve our goals.”