The US has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine alongside a military aid freeze, part of a pressure campaign to force its government to cooperate with the White House’s plans to end the country’s war with Russia. The C.I.A. director, John Ratcliffe, and the national security adviser, Michael Waltz, both confirmed the pause in intelligence support but suggested it could be short-lived if Ukraine quickly came back to the negotiating table. Speaking to a news channel, Mr Ratcliffe applauded a statement yesterday by President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, which praised President Trump and insisted that he supports peace with Russia. Mr. Waltz told reporters at the White House that the United States had taken a step back and was pausing and reviewing all aspects of this relationship.

Mr. Trump suspended the delivery of U.S. military aid to Ukraine on Monday, just days after he and Mr. Zelensky had a confrontation at the White House.