U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine has rebounded to its pre-suspension levels, Politico reported Wednesday, citing U.S. lawmakers and officials. The renewed cooperation comes as Kyiv expands its campaign of long-range drone and missile strikes against military and industrial targets deep inside Russia.
Sen. Mark Warner, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told Politico that the intelligence relationship had “improved” and described cooperation as critical to Ukraine’s military operations. Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Roger Wicker likewise said intelligence sharing had increased, while Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine said he had also seen signs of closer coordination. The White House did not comment publicly on the scope of the intelligence relationship.
The Trump administration suspended intelligence sharing and military assistance following the February 28, 2025 Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky that ended in a public dispute. CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed the pause on March 5, and cooperation resumed on March 11 after U.S. and Ukrainian officials reached an understanding during talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on a proposed ceasefire framework.
The restored intelligence relationship appears to be supporting a more sophisticated long-range strike campaign. The Financial Times reported in late July that U.S. and French intelligence has helped Ukrainian planners map Russian air-defense deployments, identify flight corridors that reduce the risk of interception, and prioritize refinery and industrial infrastructure components that are most difficult to repair. While Washington maintains it does not directly select targets inside Russia, the intelligence flow appears to enhance the effectiveness of Ukraine’s domestically produced long-range weapons, allowing comparatively low-cost drones to inflict disproportionate disruption on Russian military and energy infrastructure without direct NATO involvement.
The brief suspension in March 2025 demonstrated how dependent Kyiv had become on Western intelligence support. Politico’s reporting suggests that the relationship has now largely returned to previous levels, providing Ukraine with one of the key enablers behind its increasingly ambitious strikes against military and industrial targets hundreds of kilometers inside Russia.
