US resumes intelligence-sharing with Ukraine after pause, Zelensky says

Jerusalem Post/World NewsZelensky confirmed that US intelligence sharing has resumed after a brief pause, as Kyiv holds talks with Trump envoys on a possible new peace meeting.Follow us on GoogleU.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound, in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)OCTOBER 18, 2026 17:25Updated: OCTOBER 18, 2026 18:20The United States has resumed providing Ukraine with critical intelligence to help defend against Russian missile strikes after a brief pause, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in comments published on Sunday.Ukraine has relied on US intelligence to spot the fast-moving ballistic missiles that Russia has fired in waves at its cities.Speaking to NBC's Meet the Press, Zelensky said intelligence-sharing had been interrupted but later "de-blocked.""We are very thankful for this," he said. "Now it works."US President Donald Trump had said earlier this week that Washington was still sharing intelligence, despite Ukrainian officials saying some Russian strikes had occurred without warning.- Fishermen fish on the Neva River as smoke rises above the city following an air attack on the oil terminal in Saint Petersburg on October 18, 2026, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. (credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)Zelensky in talks with Trump envoys over new peace meeting this weekZelensky said he is holding talks with US President Donald Trump’s envoys with a view to arranging a new peace meeting as early as this week, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing an interview with the Ukrainian president.Zelensky also said on Sunday he had spoken with US peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as part of "virtually nonstop communication" between the two countries' teams aimed at the "next steps in diplomacy.""Had a conversation with the American President's envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Peace comes only through strength and cooperation built on trust," he wrote on X."In particular, we discussed the results of our teams' meeting in Florida. Our teams maintain virtually nonstop communication. We are also preparing the next steps in diplomacy."Follow us on Google