Media: If Trump decides to cut off intelligence for Ukraine, CIA director will not talk him out of it
The US has not officially halted the transfer of intelligence to Ukraine. If President Donald Trump chooses to do so, CIA Director John Ratcliffe will not dissuade him, media report.
The United States has not officially stopped passing intelligence to Ukraine, according to a report by the Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda, which cites media sources.
The situation could change if US President Donald Trump makes such a decision. In that case, John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the US foreign intelligence service, would not try to talk the president out of it.
Whether intelligence sharing continues therefore depends on the president's own decision. The source gives no further details on whether such a step is actually being considered, what kinds of information are being shared, or when any decision might be made.
