US resumes intelligence-sharing with Ukraine after pause, Zelenskiy says


Servicemen of the National Police Special Purpose Battalion Zaporizhzhia region prepare a Gara reconnaissance and strike drone for a flight while they work at a position near a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, October 16, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Oct 18 (Reuters) - ⁠The United States has ⁠resumed providing Ukraine with ‌critical intelligence to help defend against Russian missile strikes after a ​brief pause, President ⁠Volodymyr Zelenskiy ⁠said in comments published on Sunday.

Ukraine ⁠has ‌relied on US intelligence to spot ⁠the fast-moving ballistic missiles that ​Russia ‌has fired in waves at ⁠its ​cities.

Speaking to NBC's Meet the Press, Zelenskiy said ⁠intelligence-sharing had been interrupted ​but later "de-blocked".

"We are very thankful for this," he said. "Now it ⁠works."

US President Donald Trump had said earlier this week that Washington was ​still sharing intelligence, ⁠despite Ukrainian officials saying some ​Russian strikes ‌had occurred without ​warning.

(Reporting by Dan Peleschuk; Editing by Joe Bavier)

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