US agrees to resume military aid, intel sharing with Ukraine

The U.S. is resuming security and intelligence aid to Ukraine after talks between the two countries in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, ending a weeklong standoff that threatened to strengthen Russia’s battlefield position.

In a joint statement published soon after the talks ended , the U.S. and Ukraine agreed to an “immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire,” which could be extended but first hinges on Russia’s acceptance.

“The ball is now in their court,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said of the Kremlin.

White House envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow this week to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the second such round of meetings. Rubio said Russia will receive the ceasefire terms through “multiple channels” for review.

“The deadline is we hope to do this as soon as possible,” Rubio said.

Last week, the U.S. paused hundreds of millions of dollars in American security assistance to Ukraine and stopped sharing intelligence, with President Donald Trump claiming Kyiv wasn’t “ready for peace.” The drastic step followed a catastrophic meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office , which devolved into a shouting match.

If extended indefinitely, the pause could have sapped Ukraine’s stocks of ammunition while also hindering its ability to target Russian positions. European officials across the continent reacted to the decision with alarm and have begun multiple rounds of meetings on how they can sustain Ukraine’s self-defense without U.S. assistance.

Aside from the ceasefire proposal, U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said the U.S and Ukraine also discussed humanitarian concerns and what security guarantees Ukraine is seeking. To this point, Kyiv has sought an American military commitment to enforce any peace deal signed with Russia, which has broken past ceasefires and launched a full-scale invasion three years ago.

The Trump administration has been adamant that any security guarantees must come from Europe, part of an overall pivot away from U.S. military support for the continent. European countries have increased military spending in recent years but would still struggle to take on such an expansive role without American aid.

Meanwhile, Trump told reporters last week that America would question whether countries in NATO spent enough on defense before coming to their aid, a core part of the alliance.

“If you’re not going to pay your bills, we’re not going to defend you,” Trump said.

Noah Robertson is the Pentagon reporter at Defense News. He previously covered national security for the Christian Science Monitor. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English and government from the College of William & Mary in his hometown of Williamsburg, Virginia.

周二，美乌两国在沙特阿拉伯举行会谈后，美国恢复了对乌克兰的安全和情报援助，结束了持续一周的僵局。此前，双方的僵局有可能加强俄罗斯在战场上的地位。

会谈结束后不久，美国和乌克兰发表联合声明，同意“立即实施为期 30 天的临时停火”，该停火可能会延长，但首先取决于俄罗斯的接受。

美国国务卿马可·卢比奥在谈到克里姆林宫时说：“现在球在他们那边了。”

白宫特使史蒂夫·威特科夫本周将前往莫斯科，与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京举行第二轮会谈。卢比奥表示，俄罗斯将通过“多种渠道”收到停火条款以供审查。

“我们希望尽快完成这项工作，”鲁比奥说。

上周，美国暂停了对乌克兰数亿美元的安全援助，并停止了情报共享。美国总统唐纳德·特朗普声称基辅“还没有做好和平的准备”。此前，特朗普与乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基在椭圆形办公室举行了一次灾难性的会晤，会晤最终演变成一场激烈的争吵。

如果无限期延长，暂停军事行动可能会耗尽乌克兰的弹药储备，同时也会削弱其打击俄罗斯目标的能力。欧洲各国官员对此决定感到震惊，并已开始多轮会议，探讨如何在没有美国援助的情况下维持乌克兰的自卫能力。

除了停火提议外，美国国家安全顾问迈克·沃尔兹表示，美国和乌克兰还讨论了人道主义问题以及乌克兰寻求的安全保障。迄今为止，基辅一直寻求美国军事承诺来执行任何与俄罗斯签署的和平协议。俄罗斯曾多次违反停火协议，并在三年前发动了全面入侵。

特朗普政府一直坚持认为，任何安全保障都必须来自欧洲，这是美国整体减少对欧洲大陆军事支持战略的一部分。近年来，欧洲国家增加了军费开支，但如果没有美国的援助，它们仍然难以承担如此庞大的角色。

与此同时，特朗普上周告诉记者，美国在援助北约成员国之前，会质疑北约国家在国防上的投入是否足够，而援助是北约的核心组成部分。

“如果你不支付账单，我们就不会为你辩护，”特朗普说。

诺亚·罗伯逊是《防务新闻》的五角大楼记者。他此前曾为《基督教科学箴言报》报道国家安全新闻。他拥有弗吉尼亚州威廉斯堡威廉与玛丽学院的英语和政治学学士学位。