Zelensky Says Ukraine Received No Warning Before Missile Strikes, Suspects US Withholding Intelligence on Russian Attacks

The US and other allies did not warn Kyiv of a Russian night-time ballistic missile strike on Saturday into Sunday, leaving no clear explanation for the lack of notice for Ukraine's military, the country's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said.

Our partners warned us of the first wave of the attack, but not the second wave. But first of all, the early warning of missile threats by the Americans, Zelensky said.

I don't know the answer, personally, from our partners, our strategic partners, Washington why it's happening, he said.

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The attack on Sunday was the third attack by the Russians in the same week Ukraine has been without the expected advance warning from the US intelligence community. “It is already the third such event in a very short time period that we do not have such a warning with ballistic missiles,” Zelensky said.

In the meantime, Trump rebutted the allegations of intelligence sharing on Monday (local time) when he told reporters, “We share intelligence, we share a lot.” He also said, “Don't talk about Ukraine. We have given so much to Ukraine, and they have nothing to give us.

U.S.-Ukraine tensions have been escalating over the last several days between Zelensky and Trump. While Zelensky has said that the Trump administration is “on the wrong side of history”, the US President has accused the Ukrainian leader of not wanting to end the war with Russia.

Ukraine officials believe US is intermittently blocking intel on Russia: Report

Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities believe that the U.S. intermittently blocks intelligence sharing about Russia, allowing Russia to fire its missiles at Ukraine without warning, Bloomberg reported late on Monday.

The Trump administration has limited the flow of information so the initial Russian strikes could get through on Sunday, the Ukrainians believe. Later in the evening, the US reimplemented the early warning system for a second wave of attacks, the officials said.

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On the condition of anonymity, a senior U.S. DoD official told Bloomberg that there hadn't been any change in Pentagon policy regarding intelligence sharing with Ukraine. But Ukrainian authorities said they have received unusual intelligence support in the past week, but not for any reason from Washington.

Suspension of intelligence sharing with Ukraine had been already suspended in March of 2025, soon after Trump's second term as President. Thirty minutes later, Trump, Zelensky, and US Vice President JD Vance met in the Oval Office, where Trump erupted in a shouting match with Zelensky.After a brief meeting, the intelligence block was the result of a meeting in the Oval Office between Trump, Zelensky and US Vice President JD Vance, where Trump had a shouting match with Zelensky.

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