France on Thursday said Paris was providing military intelligence to Ukraine, after Washington suspended sharing its own with Kyiv.

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CIA director John Ratcliffe said Wednesday the United States has "paused" intelligence sharing with Ukraine after a dramatic breakdown in relations between Kyiv and the White House.

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"Our intelligence is sovereign... with our own capacities," French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu told France Inter radio.

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"We are passing this on to the Ukrainians."

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US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky had a public falling out in the Oval Office last week after which Ukraine's top ally suspended crucial US military aid.

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