CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed Wednesday that the Trump administration ordered a halt to intelligence cooperation with Ukraine, after the administration halted all military aid to the country.
“President [Donald] Trump had a real question about whether President Zelenskyy was committed to the peace process,” Ratcliffe said on Wednesday morning during an interview with Fox News, referring to a statement that Trump made last week after a public disagreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.
Ratcliffe said the pause “on the military front and the intelligence front” was temporary, stressing that he thinks the United States will likely again “work shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine.”…