The U.S. has paused intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday, piling pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to cooperate with U.S. President Donald Trump in convening peace talks with Russia.

After the U.S. paused military aid to Ukraine this week, intelligence sharing has also stopped, CIA Director John Ratcliffe says. That includes targeting data the U.S. supplies to spy agencies in

The confirmation of the pause on intelligence sharing follows a heated exchange between the U.S. and Ukrainian presidents

CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirms U.S. pausing intelligence and weapons aid to Ukraine after Oval Office clash between Trump and Zelenskyy

Officials suggest the pause may be short-lived as relations between the two leaders improve after their disastrous meeting in the Oval Office last week. Ratcliffe said the pause in intelligence sharing came after that meeting and Trump wanted to know that Zelensky was serious about peace.

The United States has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine impacting the flow of vital information that Kyiv uses to repel invading Russian forces, CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed Wednesday morning.

This comes after the contentious exchange in the White House between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe says pause is leverage against Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for peace talks but lawmakers say people could die as result.