A crucial US satellite internet service is still operating too slowly and affecting Ukraine's ability to stop Russian attacks, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
"We are counting on these restrictions being lifted. The protection of lives and Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of winter directly depends on this," he said.
The issue over the speed of the Starshield system - a military military-grade Starlink service owned by Elon Musk and provided to Ukraine by the US government - has been rumbling on for weeks.
Zelensky said he had asked officials "to work as closely as possible" with the US government and Musk's company. "It is important to be on the right side of history," he said.
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Ukraine uses the normal Starlink service for communications on the battlefield, while Starshield is used for the interception of missiles in Ukraine airspace.
The issue of speed restrictions was first identified in October. It led to conflicting accounts by both Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump.
Musk said the US government was responsible as Starshield was controlled by them, but Trump denied being responsible and said he had told the billionaire owner to "put it back".
It appeared to be returning to normal after a week, following which Ukraine said the restrictions were…
