"We can't." The Rada made a confession after Trump's threats
Quick Look
- Verkhovna Rada deputy Galina Yanchenko said that if the United States stops transmitting intelligence, Ukraine will lose the ability to detect Russian ballistic missile launches and sound an air raid alert in a timely manner.
- This follows from Trump’s statements about the need to make peace with Moscow and hold elections in Ukraine.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The United States previously provided Ukraine with intelligence to detect Russian ballistic missile launches, which made it possible to issue an air raid alert in time. President Trump accused the Ukrainian authorities of ignoring Washington's requests not to strike Russian refineries and called for elections in Ukraine to elect a more negotiable leader.
Kyiv will lose the opportunity to see Russian ballistic missile launches if the United States carries out its threat and stops transmitting intelligence data, Verkhovna Rada deputy Galina Yanchenko said.
Without intelligence information, it will be impossible to sound an air raid alert in a timely manner.
MOSCOW, October 12 – RIA Novosti. Kyiv will lose the ability to counter Russian ballistic missiles if the United States carries out its threat and stops transmitting intelligence data, Verkhovna Rada deputy Galina Yanchenko said.
“What does this mean for Ukraine? First of all, that we will not be able to see the launches of Russian ballistics,” she said on Noviny.LIVE.
She added that without this intelligence information it would also be impossible to sound an air raid alert in a timely manner.
On Saturday, the President of the United States accused the head of the Kyiv regime of ignoring Washington's requests not to hit Russian refineries. According to Trump, he should have made peace with Moscow long ago, but instead “created problems for the whole world.” He suggested that he hold elections so that Ukrainians could elect a more negotiable leader.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The US may reduce or stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine in response to perceived defiance of requests not to strike Russian refineries.
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- How likely is it that the US will actually stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine?
- What alternative intelligence sources does Ukraine have to detect Russian ballistic missile launches?
- How exactly would the cessation of intelligence transmission affect Ukraine's ability to sound an air raid alert?
