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Watch again as UK defence secretary John Healey and his US counterpart Pete Hegseth held talks in Washington on Thursday, 6 March, where they were expected to discuss the US decision to pause intelligence-sharing with Ukraine following Donald Trump’s explosive meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky.
The pair held a bilateral meeting on a possible peace plan while efforts continue to bridge a transatlantic rift over the country’s future security.
CIA director John Ratcliffe told Fox Business Network on Wednesday there has been a “pause” on “the intelligence front” following the chaotic Oval Office confrontation.
The decision could affect Ukraine’s ability to effectively use long-range western weapons, such as US-made Himars launchers and deprive Kyiv of advance information about potential incoming threats.
It comes as European leaders hold crisis talks in Brussels on support for Kyiv.
French president Emmanuel Macron said he would confer with allies about the prospect of using France’s nuclear deterrent to protect the continent in the face of threats from Russia at a summit of EU leaders.
Mr Healey’s trip was agreed after Sir Keir Starmer announced a rise in the UK’s defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP.
