Rubio denies pause in U.S. intel sharing with Ukraine, urges focus on ending war

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied on Monday that intelligence sharing with Ukraine had been paused, urging Kyiv to focus on ending the war with Russia. Rubio's denial came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told U.S. media that a three-day suspension had been "deblocked by the American side." Rubio, speaking in Uzbekistan, said President Donald Trump wants both Zelenskyy and Russia's Vladimir Putin to prioritize ending the invasion, now in its fifth year. Trump has recently intensified criticism of Zelenskyy, claiming he "doesn't want to end this war" and accusing him of targeting Russian diesel refineries, while touting progress in peace negotiations and a fuel deal with Russia.