Hegseth says Ukraine posture unchanged, but ‘our guys’ need interceptors too
- Elon Musk reportedly ordered a slowdown of Starshield, a military-grade satellite communications service used by Ukraine, causing concern in Kyiv and confusion within the Trump administration.
- Sources gave conflicting accounts about whether Musk acted alone or discussed the slowdown with President Trump and other senior officials beforehand.
- The slowdown reportedly affected Ukraine’s drone defenses, while Ukrainian officials did not receive the usual Pentagon warnings about an incoming attack.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States had not changed its posture toward Ukraine but needed to preserve Patriot missile interceptors for U.S. forces.
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Pentagon chief denies directives restricting Starshield in Ukraine, points to priority of replenishing US air defense arsenals
The US Department of War maintains an unchanged position on supporting Ukraine and has refrained from issuing any directives on restricting the operation of the Starshield satellite network, while on the supply of interceptor missiles Washington's priority is to provide its own armed forces with as many as possible, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said.
'We haven't changed our posture ... but certainly with things like interceptors, we want to make sure our guys have the most possible as well,' says Pete Hegseth
The United States is prioritizing the supply of its own armed forces with interceptor missiles before supplies to Ukraine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. He said Kiev is aware of this position. “We have not changed our position in any way towards the Ukrainians, but when it comes to things like interceptor missiles, we want to make sure that our soldiers have as many of them as possible,” Hegseth told reporters. His statement came amid all…
The US Secretary of Defense stated that Washington had not changed its policy on military assistance to Ukraine.
Elon Musk ordered the limitation of the services of the Starshield satellite network in Ukraine, reported on Tuesday the Wall Street Journal, after the multibillionaire claimed that any restriction of this system would, as a last resort, have been decided by Donald Trump.
An American newspaper revealed that Elon Mask was behind the slowing down of the military version of Starlink's program about Ukraine, confusing it in the face of Russia's rocket attacks.
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