US ban on UK intelligence sharing to Ukraine stirs row
The Lib Dems have this morning urged the Defence Secretary to encourage Donald Trump to drop his ban on the UK sharing US intelligence with Ukraine. Keir Starmer could be asked about the issue by the party’s leader Sir Ed Davey, who will question him at PMQs.
In a statement, Lib Dem Defence spokeswoman Helen Maguire said: “Trump’s decision to block the UK from sharing American intelligence with our Ukrainian allies is callous and short-sighted. He’s pulling the rug from beneath the feet of the courageous Ukrainian soldiers defending their country, while emboldening Putin further.
“When he travels to Washington, the Defence Secretary needs to raise this urgently with Pete Hegseth so that intelligence sharing can be restored, as well as the supply of US military aid. Anything less will result in more Ukrainian deaths at the hands of Putin’s brutal war machine.”