U.S. intelligence cooperation with Ukraine has returned to full capacity, a shift credited with fueling Kyiv’s recent mid‑ and deep‑range strikes on Russia’s oil infrastructure. The partnership, forged after Russia’s 2014 invasion, nearly unraveled in February 2025 when a tense Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy led to a temporary suspension of intelligence and weapons transfers.
Senator Mark Warner, the Senate Intelligence Committee’s ranking member, told Politico that the two nations have moved beyond those setbacks, restoring a robust exchange of information. Over the past decade the CIA has invested heavily in training Ukrainian intelligence officers and establishing roughly a dozen covert forward‑operating bases along the Russian border, according to former officials cited by ABC News.
Warner said the revived arrangement now gives Kyiv a decisive edge, enabling long‑range drones and missiles to reach targets deep inside Russia. The renewed flow of intelligence underscores a strengthening U.S.–Ukraine alliance and suggests continued pressure on Russian war‑fighting capabilities.
