Latest news: According to Politico, the U.S.-Ukraine intelligence sharing, which was briefly suspended in March 2025, has now resumed at its previous highest level, greatly enhancing Ukraine's ability to conduct long-range strikes deep inside Russian territory using drones and missiles.
Trump's stance toward the Russia-Ukraine conflict has shown clear swings. Earlier, he publicly criticized Zelenskyy and sent signals of easing tensions toward Putin, even temporarily halting U.S.-Ukraine intelligence sharing. Now, however, intelligence cooperation has been restored to the highest level, enabling Ukraine to carry out remote strikes on targets within Russia’s domestic territory. This strategic shift is fundamentally driven by changing battlefield dynamics. Trump has consistently adhered to pragmatic transactional diplomacy. Previously, he anticipated Russia's battlefield advantage and sought to reduce U.S. aid leverage to pressure Ukraine into a compromise for peace. However, after Ukraine continued launching deep-penetration attacks and demonstrated sustained combat capability, the U.S. chose to intensify intelligence support—using Ukrainian forces to continuously weaken Russia while simultaneously strengthening its own bargaining position for future negotiations with both Russia and Ukraine. This flexible adjustment reflects no fixed principle; everything revolves around maximizing American interests through fluctuating levels of support, strategically pulling both sides back and forth.
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