Ukraine says its facing Starlink disruptions again
Source: SemaforBy Brendan Ruberry
Ukraine suggested that a fresh disruption to Starlink services could be a pressure tactic by Washington amid ongoing negotiations to end the war.
Ukraine said Thursday that a fresh disruption to Starlink services hampered its military operations, in what Kyiv suggested could be a pressure tactic by Washington amid ongoing negotiations to end the war.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, following trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi earlier this week, which yielded no breakthroughs. Washington has pursued diplomacy through attempted business arrangements with figures close to Putin, but “it’s not going to entice him to make compromises on Ukraine,” a Biden administration security adviser told The New York Times.
Meanwhile, ships carrying Russian diesel to the US have turned around, lacking willing American buyers.
— Brendan Ruberry
In brief
Ukraine said Thursday that a fresh disruption to Starlink services hampered its military operations, in what Kyiv suggested could be a pressure tactic by Washington amid ongoing negotiations to end the war. US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, following trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi earlier this week, which yielded no breakthroughs. Meanwhile, ships carrying Russian diesel to the US have turned around, lacking willing American buyers. — Brendan Ruberry
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