“I think that for our British friends, who are in an intelligence community with the U.S., it’s more complicated.” he said, referring to the Five Eyes group that also gathers Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
“Our intelligence is sovereign. Yes, we have intelligence resources that we share with the Ukrainians,” he added.
Earlier this week, the U.S. also halted sending military aid to Ukraine, leaving the country vulnerable to aerial attacks by Russia.
Lecornu also addressed the idea that U.S. President Donald Trump might be trying to use military aid to Ukraine as negotiation leverage with Russia.
“If it’s a tool for negotiating and putting pressure on the Ukrainians, it’s very hard for them and morally detestable,” he said.
The French minister added that President Emmanuel Macron asked him to accelerate French aid to Kyiv, without providing more details.
