Volodymyr Zelensky says the United States has resumed sharing missile warnings with Ukraine. Talks were held in Oslo.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that the United States has resumed sharing intelligence on Russian missile strikes, following a meeting with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo. Zelensky said the sharing covers early warning of ballistic missile launches, which he said lets civilians know when an attack is coming. “Now it works,” he said, thanking the American side.
The Ukrainian leader said last weekend in an NBC interview that sharing had been interrupted and later “de-blocked.” On Oct. 14, he said the Trump administration had warned that sharing could be suspended unless Ukraine stopped striking Russian oil refineries, according to Ukrainska Pravda. Ukrainian officials said some Russian strikes occurred without warning, while President Donald Trump said earlier this week that Washington was still sharing intelligence, Reuters reported. U.S. officials have denied a political decision to slow support, according to the Guardian. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that the Starshield satellite communications system is currently unavailable to Ukraine and that the issue is under discussion.
Zelensky said he offered to stop Ukraine’s long-range attacks on Russian oil refineries, a key Trump demand, if Washington provides Patriot missile interceptors. Asked whether Ukraine is losing the war, he said it is not, but that it is losing people to Russian attacks and time. The Guardian described the Oslo talks as taking place amid the worst crisis in U.S.-Ukraine relations since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, noting that Trump has said Ukraine needs a new leader.
Witkoff is due to travel to Russia on Wednesday to press President Vladimir Putin for three-way talks, The Washington Post reported. Zelensky has also criticized other recent U.S. actions, including a deal to import Russian diesel and a waiver of Russia sanctions that had been due to take effect this week. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told NBC that Ukraine receives U.S. assistance that Russia does not, including intelligence sharing.
Aurax News compiled this report from information provided by The Guardian, The Washington Post, Reuters and Ukrainska Pravda.