WASHINGTON/NEW YORK >> The U.S. has paused intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said today, piling pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to cooperate with President Donald Trump in convening peace talks with Russia.

CIA director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday confirmed that US has cut off intelligence to Ukraine, but suggested it was limited in scope and temporary to force sides back into negotiations, according to

Intelligence from the US and other allies also helps Ukraine prepare for Russian attacks, and supplied critical information in the war's early days that allowed Ukraine to thwart Russian President Vladimir Putin's hopes for a quick victory.