Trump faces backlash as the UK and major allies consider stopping intelligence sharing after Zelensky drama

Michael Waltznational security adviser

We have, we have taken a step back,

National Security Adviser Mike Waltz told reporters at the White House on Wednesday

Sébastien Lecornufrench Defence Minister

Ukrainians ... have learned to fight this war for three years now and know how to stockpile".

However, Lecornu said

Keir Starmerbritish Prime Minister

I’ve always been clear that we need to ensure that the US, the UK, Europe and Ukraine are working together, but we must not choose between the US and Europe — we never have historically, and we’re not going to do so now,

Starmer said

I think that for our British friends, who are in an intelligence community with the U.S., it’s more complicated

he said, referring to the Five Eyes group that also gathers Canada, Australia and New Zealand

If it’s a tool for negotiating and putting pressure on the Ukrainians, it’s very hard for them and morally detestable,

he said

The Prime Minister was clear following his meetings over the past week that we will continue our dialogue with friends and allies to secure a path to a lasting peace in Ukraine

He added

Those are discussions for tomorrow, but it's part of a two-day programme and we're working hard for peace,

he said

Jason Crowdemocratic Representative

Russia is an adversary and, as always, looking for opportunities to sow discord and make trouble for Americans and for the government, so any stand-down or pullback of our operations could be catastrophic,

Crow said in an interview

Any engagement the Trump administration has to normalize relations around cyber has got to take into account the economic terrorism that Russia engages in via ransomware gangs,

Reiner said

The U.S. is the UK’s closest ally and we will continue to cooperate closely on defence, intelligence and security matters,

a British government spokesperson said in an email

Cooperation between Israel and the United States on every level, including the sharing of crucial intelligence data, is as strong and solid as ever."

An Israeli official also praised its alliance with the U.S., saying

The U.S. has unrivaled intelligence capabilities which is exactly why intelligence sharing initiatives such as the Five Eyes exist,

spokesman Brian Hughes said in an email

That sounds good in theory,

said Harding, director of the Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington

Those discussions are already happening,

said a source with direct knowledge of the discussions

Inside the CIA, we often joked that, to Putin, win-win means I beat you twice,

they wrote

Canada deeply values its partnership with the United States, and we believe that it is in the strategic interest of both countries to continue our strong national security cooperation.”

It added

John Ratcliffe (American politician)cIA Director

I think on the military front and the intelligence front, the pause [that prompted Ukraine's president to respond], I think will go away,

Ratcliffe told the Fox Business Network

I think we're going to see movement in very short order,

Waltz said

Emmanuel Macronpresident

The future of Europe does not have to be decided in Washington or Moscow,

Macron said

I have literally just been on the phone with my counterpart, the Ukrainian national security adviser, talking about times, locations, delegations,

Waltz said