CIA Director John Ratcliffe said in an interview on Fox Business that he thinks President Trump’s recent pause on military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine will “go away.”

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered that intelligence cooperation with Ukraine be halted as well as military aid, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe says pause is leverage against Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for peace talks but lawmakers say people could die as result.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe and national security adviser Michael Waltz both said the U.S. had paused intelligence sharing in addition to military aid.

This comes after the contentious exchange in the White House between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week.

The Trump administration appears to have ordered at least a partial halt to the crucial intelligence that the United States shares with Ukraine to defend against the Russian invasion, according to a US military official and public remarks made by top Trump administration officials.

The United States has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine impacting the flow of vital information that Kyiv uses to repel invading Russian forces, CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed Wednesday morning.

The suspension, which could cost lives by hurting Ukraine's ability to defend itself against Russian missile strikes, followed a halt this week to U.S. military aid to Kyiv.

The U.S. has paused intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday, piling pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to co-operate with U.S. President Donald Trump in convening peace talks with Russia.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe said Wednesday that the US has paused intelligence support and weapons shipments to Ukraine following the clash in the Oval Office between President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump last Friday.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe says President Donald Trump has ordered intelligence cooperation with Ukraine be halted, in addition to military aid. It comes after Trump said his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy,

According to the officials, Trump wants an agreement giving the United States access to Ukraine’s mineral resources, including rare earth metals. However, he also expects to see changes in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s stance on peace talks,