Trump says U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine continues

President Donald Trump said Tuesday, October 13, 2026, that the United States is still sharing intelligence with Ukraine, directly rejecting the suggestion that Washington had already cut off that support during a period of heightened tension with Kyiv.

Asked whether the United States had stopped sharing intelligence, Trump replied, “No, we haven’t. We help them,” according to Reuters. His answer was brief and did not describe the type, volume or conditions of the intelligence being provided. It nevertheless gave the clearest public statement from the president about the current status of the cooperation.

Trump’s statement followed uncertainty created by a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine had received no advance warning from its partners before that strike. Reuters reported that five missiles hit civilian infrastructure. A failure to provide warning about one attack does not, by itself, establish that the broader intelligence relationship was suspended.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha separately said the cooperation remains active. Speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum, Sybiha was asked whether Ukraine continued to receive U.S. intelligence and answered that it did. RBC-Ukraine reported his statement before Trump’s public confirmation, providing a second account from the Ukrainian side.

Sybiha also said an air-raid warning connected to the overnight attack came late because of the particular type of weapon Russia used, though he did not provide additional technical details. That explanation leaves unresolved why Ukraine did not receive an earlier allied warning, but it draws a distinction between the timing of a specific alert and the continued existence of intelligence cooperation.

The question carries practical importance because U.S. intelligence can help Ukraine detect preparations for missile launches, protect civilians and plan military operations. The operational scope of that assistance is largely classified. Neither Trump nor Sybiha said whether any categories of information had been narrowed, delayed or made subject to new limits.

Concern about a possible cutoff grew after reports that U.S. officials had threatened to restrict intelligence and military support if Ukraine continued attacks on Russian oil refineries. The administration has argued that those strikes complicate its diplomatic efforts and affect fuel markets. Public reporting about a threat or negotiating position, however, is not proof that a cutoff was implemented.

Relations between Washington and Kyiv have also been strained by Trump’s agreement involving imports of Russian diesel. Trump defended that arrangement again Tuesday, saying it was meant to lower fuel prices. Lawmakers from both parties and Ukrainian officials have criticized the deal. TrumpInsight covered that dispute separately; the new development here is the president’s explicit statement that intelligence assistance to Ukraine continues.

Trump’s answer and Sybiha’s account align on the central fact: intelligence sharing has not ended. Their statements do not resolve the separate questions of why no warning reached Kyiv before the latest missile attack or whether Washington could change the terms of cooperation later. No such future cutoff was announced at the time of publication.

Sources and image credit

Trump’s statement on continuing intelligence sharing: Reuters

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha’s confirmation: RBC-Ukraine

Background on the missile attack and Zelenskyy’s statement: Reuters

Image: Official White House photo by Daniel Torok via Wikimedia Commons (public domain; photographed at the July 8, 2026 NATO Summit and cropped to 16:9).