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Ukraine Says Its Facing Starlink Disruptions Again
Kyiv said the outage hindered its forces as Zelenskiy accused the service of helping Russian drone attacks and sought an explanation from Washington.
- On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported fresh disruptions to Starshield, the military-grade version of Starlink, suggesting the systematic speed limits were a deliberate tactic to undermine Kyiv's negotiating position.
- Senior Ukrainian officials suspect Washington restricted the service to pressure Kyiv during peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi, where US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- The service imposes an effective 161km/h speed limit on drones, which Zelenskyy said complicates the interception of Russian jet-powered drones and may enable "more accurate strikes against Ukraine."
- Reacting to the disruptions, the European Commission declared reports of re-imposed restrictions "deeply concerning and, if confirmed, unacceptable," urging SpaceX to restore services while US officials and Elon Musk remain silent.
- European leaders expressed concern about being sidelined as US envoys discuss a security framework with Putin, and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas argued focusing on a new security architecture is a "distraction.
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Assistant Professor of Political Analysis, Plehanov REU, military expert Alexander Perengiev, is confident that we should not trust Vladimir Zelinski's words about alleged disruptions to the work of the US Starlink system in Ukraine.
Ukraine believes US deliberately restricted Starshield to exert pressure at Abu Dhabi talks – FT
Ukrainian officials believe the United States may have deliberately restricted the operation of Starshield, the military version of Starlink, to pressure Kyiv during trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11.
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Ukrainians believe that the United States limited the work of Starlink as a pressure for negotiations
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