The volume of intelligence information Washington is sharing with Kyiv has returned to levels seen before the suspension of cooperation in spring 2025. This was reported on August 5 by POLITICO, citing relevant senators.
Senate Intelligence Committee ranking Democrat Mark Warner confirmed to the outlet that the intelligence-sharing arrangement had improved, though he declined to elaborate on details. According to him, it is precisely access to intelligence that has allowed Ukraine to make more active use of long-range drones and missiles for strikes deep inside Russian territory.
Republicans John Cornyn and Roger Wicker confirmed a similar dynamic. Cornyn linked it directly to Ukraine’s successes on the battlefield:
“Everyone loves a winner — and it seems Ukraine has seized the initiative.”
Democrat Tim Kaine, who visited Ukraine both in April 2025 and July 2026, noted that between the two visits he sensed “greater confidence in communication” with the Ukrainian side.
In March 2025, the Trump administration temporarily suspended intelligence sharing and military assistance to Ukraine. It was a decision that then-CIA Director John Ratcliffe and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz explained as pressure on Kyiv to return to negotiations. Following talks between delegations in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the parties agreed on a framework for a 30-day ceasefire, and the United States resumed both intelligence sharing and weapons deliveries.
Since then, according to George Barros, Director of Innovation and Open Source Analysis at the Institute for the Study of War, cooperation has deepened even further: the Trump administration authorized the sharing of intelligence for strikes against Russian fuel and energy infrastructure. In Barros’s assessment, this is what made Ukrainian strikes on refineries and export infrastructure more effective — to a degree that forced Russia to temporarily halt diesel fuel exports in early July 2026.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine (2003–2006) John Herbst emphasized that Washington also benefits from Ukrainian intelligence on Russia:
“There is no doubt — Ukraine possesses outstanding intelligence on Russia.”
Ahead of his meeting with Trump at the White House on July 28, 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Kyiv had recorded signs of Russian intelligence support for Iran — including the sharing of satellite imagery of American facilities in the Persian Gulf, which was allegedly subsequently used for Iranian strikes. Steven Sestanovich of the Council on Foreign Relations noted that Ukrainian intelligence is an argument in favor of deepening a “truly reciprocal” partnership.
At the same time, the White House has neither officially confirmed nor denied the expansion of cooperation: a spokesperson stated that the administration’s priority is to “end this war.”