A former CIA director has accused Donald Trump of “extortion” by stopping the sharing of US intelligence with Ukraine.
John Brennan told Times Radio the “absolutely unprecedented” move could have “devastating consequences” for Kyiv.
The White House confirmed that it was pausing the sharing of intelligence as part of its attempts to bring Ukraine to the negotiating table to agree a peace deal with Russia.
Brennan, who served under six US presidents, said: “I’ve never seen anything like this in my nearly 35 years of experience ... whereby US intelligence was stopped for a political purpose and to try to coerce a partner like Ukraine to accede to the wishes of an administration.