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US offers mixed messages on limits to Ukraine's Starshield system

An artilleryman of the Special Rifle Police Battalion of Zaporizhzhia region sets up Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in Donetsk on October 16, 2026.
An artilleryman of the Special Rifle Police Battalion of the Zaporizhzhia region sets up Starlink satellite system near the frontline in Donetsk on October 16, 2026. © Stringer, Reuters

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Ukraine's access to the Starshield satellite system had been restored after Kyiv reported limitations in its access. Trump administration officials and their allies have blamed each other for the system restrictions which a European official said were still not over in Ukraine as of Thursday.

Recent efforts to throttle Ukraine's access to satellite systems have created a blame game of sorts among Trump administration officials and their allies, who have offered mixed messages about what led to the sudden restrictions on Kyiv's ability to intercept Russian strikes.

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