Zelenskyy talks with US senators about intelligence sharing, Starlink speed restrictions in Ukraine
- Sen. Thom Tillis says weakening Ukraine’s satellite communications, air defenses, and sanctions on Russia ‘only embolden Putin’
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- Sen. Thom Tillis says weakening Ukraine’s satellite communications, air defenses, and sanctions on Russia ‘only embolden Putin’
By Kanyshai Butun
ISTANBUL (AA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he held talks with US Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Thom Tillis on intelligence sharing and Starlink operations in Ukraine.
On US social media platform X, Zelenskyy said Ukraine received no early warning from its partners before the previous night’s first wave of Russian ballistic missile attacks.
He added that speed restrictions on Starlink and Starshield services remained in place in various parts of the front.
“No explanation for either of these issues has been provided to Ukraine by the American side,” he said.
Tillis separately said Zelenskyy also raised concerns about delays in air defense interceptors.
“Degrading Ukraine’s satellite communications, weakening its air defenses and easing sanctions against Russia only embolden Putin and prolong this war,” he wrote on X.
He said Zelenskyy reiterated his willingness to halt strikes on Russian energy facilities if Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to do the same.
He added that Congress remains committed to supporting Ukraine and its European allies through sanctions against those enabling Russia’s war and efforts to secure lasting peace.