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Marco Rubio Denies Deliberate Directive To Harm Ukraine After Missile Warning Gaps
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There has been no pause in US intelligence sharing with Ukraine, Rubio says. Rubio denies any deliberate US directive to harm Ukraine or policy change.
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Rubio denies deliberate harm
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in India that there has been no deliberate political directive to harm Ukraine, saying, "That's scandalous, that's outrageous, that's just simply not true."
“That's scandalous, that's outrageous, that's just simply not true.”
Rubio also said the United States is investigating gaps in warning for Russian missile attacks on 13 and 18 October, arguing, "It was not the result of any sort of US directive not to provide advance warning of a strike."
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had a "substantive conversation" with Rubio and thanked him for his readiness to help and his clear position.
Ukraine officials said Russia unleashed another missile and drone blitz of civilian areas, killing at least nine people, and police said three people were killed and six were wounded in the Obukhiv district.
Ukraine's State Emergency Service said three people were killed and four injured when two vehicles caught fire in a Russian attack on the Kyiv-Odesa highway.
Starlink, intelligence, and anger
Zelenskyy accused the United States of holding up deliveries of Patriot interceptor missiles already paid for by European allies, saying, "The missiles are ready, and they could already be in Ukraine." Zelenskyy also told US senators that the shipment was waiting for US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's signature, and he said, "The Pentagon is delaying the delivery of missiles". Rubio rejected the charge that the United States had ordered intelligence sharing to be halted, insisting, "There has been no pause," while calling on Zelenskyy to focus on ending the war.
Zelenskyy said speed restrictions were still in place on Kyiv's use of the military-grade version of U.S. company SpaceX's satellite internet service, and he said it was hampering battlefield operations. Al Jazeera reported that Zelenskyy said intelligence-sharing had been interrupted but was later "deblocked," and Zelenskyy said, "Now it works."
Patriot delays and next talks
Rubio told reporters during his trip to India that, "Every country in the world would like interceptors," and he said delays were tied to U.S. needs rather than a decision to harm Kyiv.
Rubio acknowledged that a batch of interceptors may have been held up as the U.S. weighed its strategic priorities, while the Kyiv Independent reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was not signing off on Patriot supplies.
Euronews said Ukraine was pushing ahead with plans to develop European alternatives to US-made air defence systems and Starlink satellite communications, with discussions already under way.
Euronews also reported that Zelenskyy said the United States resumed intelligence sharing after a pause, quoting Zelenskyy: "We are very thankful for this. Now it works," and Zelenskyy added, "Only (the) United States has this unique intelligence to tell our side when Russia uses ballistic missiles."
Rubio said President Donald Trump wanted Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin to concentrate on ending the Russian invasion, and he told reporters, "What he (Zelenskyy) should be focused on and what we want to be focused on is bringing an end to this war."