Trump turns the screws on Zelensky: US threatens Ukraine’s war lifeline over Russian oil strikes

From the report

Washington’s reported threat to suspend intelligence sharing and weapons procurement exposes a deepening crisis in the Western alliance, as Trump prioritizes energy security and a potential peace deal while Kyiv refuses to surrender a key instrument of military pressure against Moscow.

The escalating confrontation between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reached a dangerous new stage, threatening to undermine the strategic foundations of Western support for Ukraine. Washington is reportedly considering cutting off critical intelligence cooperation and restricting access to American weapons unless Kyiv stops attacking Russian oil refineries-a move that could reshape the battlefield and fundamentally alter the diplomatic calculations surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war.

According to the Financial Times, American officials have contacted Kyiv and European capitals to communicate the possibility of suspending intelligence sharing and the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), the NATO-coordinated mechanism through which European allies finance purchases of US-made weapons for Ukraine. Reuters separately reported the allegations, while noting that it could not independently verify the Financial Times account and that the White House had not immediately responded to its request for comment. This is no longer merely a disagreement over military tactics. It is a collision between competing national priorities: Washington’s determination to control the economic and diplomatic consequences of the conflict, and Kyiv’s insistence that Russia’s energy infrastructure remains a legitimate target in its campaign to weaken Moscow’s capacity to wage war.