SAMARKAND, Oct 19 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied today that intelligence sharing with Ukraine had been suspended and urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to “focus” on ending the war with Russia.
“There has been no pause,” Rubio told reporters when asked about Ukraine’s claims that the United States had briefly halted the sharing of intelligence to help counter Russian missile attacks.
Zelensky told US media on Sunday that the move had been “deblocked by the American side” after a three-day suspension.
Rubio, who is in Uzbekistan for talks with Central Asian officials, said President Donald Trump wanted Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin to concentrate on ending the Russian invasion, now in its fifth year.
