Written by Tyler Durden
Despite many expectations, especially after Reuters' premature article earlier that day, president Trump's Tuesday speech before legislature did not include any fresh disclosure or announcement of an agreed mineral agreement. Trump only said that the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski sent him a letter in which he confirmed that Ukraine was ready to work for peace with the US.
Zelenski in the letter noted that he was "ready to work under the strong leadership of president Trump to get lasting peace". He wrote, "We truly appreciate how much America has done to aid Ukraine keep its sovereignty and independence." But the fresh actions announced on Wednesday propose something else.
Trump besides explained in a speech that Zelenski informed the administration that he was ready to sign a deal that would supply the US with access to income from uncommon earth minerals and another natural resources of his country "at any convenient time for you".
But seemingly the details have not yet been worked out and full agreed, and until the announcement there was no final contract – it did not even seem that the signed contract was on the horizon, and Trump left the subject rather rapidly in a speech that lasted an hr and forty minutes in total.
This may be why the latest news reports about the deteriorating relations between Washington and Kiev study that the United States has cut off the exchange of intelligence information with Ukraine. "The United States has cut off the exchange of intelligence with Kiev, which could seriously impede Ukrainian military ability to attack Russian forces, according to officials acquainted with the case," reports Financial Times.
If this is true, it seems to be a direct criminal measurement in consequence to Zelenski's refusal to sign a mineral agreement and blow up in the White home last Friday with Trump and Vance.
The suspension of the exchange of intelligence besides follows a Monday White home message that it suspends all supplies of military aid, a major cease-fire without which Ukrainian forces cannot last long in clash with a much better armed Russian army.
"US intelligence cooperation is essential for Ukraine's ability to identify and hit Russian military targets" continues FT in its Wednesday report. "Three officials acquainted with the decision confirmed Washington froze intelligence channels with Kiev".
"While the United States has besides formally blocked their allies' ability to share U.S. intelligence data with Ukraine, 2 officials have said that recipients with assets in the country will most likely proceed to supply applicable intelligence to Kiev" – adds FT.
However, the study notes that allies are inactive able to deliver "sensitive to time and valuable intelligence, specified as those Ukraine needed to conduct precise hits on Russian mobile targets" – most likely including assistance in cross-border attacks with western weapons that crossed Russia's red lines.
Director of the CIA confirms the cut-off of intelligence....
The following are Ratcliffe's key remarks from the CIA given to Fox News on Wednesday morning
"Trump had a real question about whether president Zelenski was active in the peace process and said we should stop" Ratcliffe told Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business in an interview on Wednesday.
"I want to give you a chance to think about it and you have seen the answer president Zelenski gave," added Ratcliffe "So I think on the military and intelligence front the pause that allowed it, I think it will disappear."
Given how long NATO troops and intelligence are profoundly rooted in Ukraine, helping to build and improve intelligence infrastructure, the flow of intelligence from the West is likely to proceed for now. Surely, however, the cut-off of American intelligence will shortly be felt by Kiev’s forces and is an even greater blow on the symbolic level.
Meanwhile, CNN separately specified: "High-ranking American military authoritative said the United States has already limited any intelligence exchange including conducting less intelligence, reflection and exploratory flights, which may affect both offensive and defensive operations, including air defense, due to the fact that Ukraine is dependent on American surveillance intelligence". All of this can make Zelenski hastily tell Washington that he is ready to finalise the mineral agreement unless Europe convinces him of an alternate plan – although the EU will most likely not be able to fill the gaps in defence and the interview left behind by the absence of the United States.
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Source:https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolistic/
