Well, in the latest blow to Ukraine, the U.S. has paused intelligence sharing with the war torn nation, cutting off what's been vital information for the Ukrainian defense against Russian attacks.

According to reports, the Trump administration says the suspension may be short lived since talks between both administrations have been moving in a positive direction.

The intelligence freeze comes after the White House paused all future military aid to Ukraine.

And as Reuters reports, the administration is preparing to revoke legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainian refugees in the U.S. who fled from the Russian conflict, including many who've made their home right here in New Jersey.

Senior correspondent Brenda Flanagan has reaction from the community.

We've had serious discussions with Russia and have received strong signals that they are ready for peace.

Wouldn't that be beautiful?

The president scored a standing ovation from Republicans in Congress over his efforts to broker peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, stating, quote, if you want to end wars, you have to talk to both sides.

But his tactics of alarmed Ukrainian supporters here in new Jersey, they see arm twisting as the administration.

This week cut off all aid to Ukraine, both military and intelligence support, and will reportedly revoke temporary protected status extended by the Biden administration to families who fled the war.

A lot of people feel like our top ally, which is the United States, is betraying us at the worst time.

Yuriy goes discouraged.

He's collected and shipped 3 million pounds of aid to Ukraine since Russia invaded three years ago, and had hoped for more evenhanded treatment from the Trump administration.

But Boyechko deplores the Oval Office debacle with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that ended in chaos.

Instead of a planned agreement on rare earth minerals.

You're not in a good position.

You don't have the cards right now with us.

You start having if you follow Russian media right now, for them, it's like 4th of July right now as far as celebration.

And you can see that, you know, they've been given basically a lifeline.

Zelenskyy later sent Trump a conciliatory letter posting on next that Ukraine's ready to sign that minerals agreement and come to the negotiating table, quote, any time.

But the Trump administration's block on aid to Ukraine continues until negotiations are set.

Activists like Natalia Erie in Jersey city see a very lopsided political power struggle.

I would be curious to ask what is then the ultimatum to the Russian side.

So Ukraine has pretty much been tied tied up by this constrained, you know, by the loss of intelligence and by the pausing in them.

Defense support.

What will Russia be asked to concede in order to agree to these negotiations?

U.S. polls do show continued public support for Ukraine, but they also reflect a very politically divided nation.

A recent poll showed 74% of Republicans strongly or somewhat approve of how Trump's handling the war, versus 34% of independents and just 9% of Democrats losing Intel.

Or Yana Bron who's got family in Ukraine and fears civilians won't get timely air raid warnings.

It means that Ukraine won't be able to prevent, rocket attacks and to hit those Russian rockets.

So it means that more people, civilians will die.

And he cares about people's lives, about young people who are dying.

She claims Trump lacks empathy, and he says that Russia is ready to negotiate and they want to finish the war.

But seriously, every day missiles, rockets, drones are fly, are hitting Ukraine, attacking Ukraine.

I'm constantly talking with all my friends and my family.

They are still there.

War refugee Galyna Perederii revisited Ukraine last summer.

She and her daughters received temporary protected status, settled here in New Jersey.

Last month, she wondered whether Trump would continue TPS.

So of course I feel a little bit betrayed, but hopefully he will.

Extend this status because that's really what's going on.

And it's dangerous in a way.

Trump has done the Europeans and Ukraine a bit of a favor.

Rutgers professor Alexander Memorial says Trump's actions did galvanize European nations to commit resources and resolved Ukraine's defense.

Regardless of whether that happens or not.

This is a clear signal to Ukraine that it needs to rely on its European allies, who stepped up to the plate.

Analysts call the war unsustainable because Russia is also running out of troops and money.

But Russia appears to have political support where it counts.

I'm Brenda Flanagan, NJ Spotlight News.