Ukraine’s president, Voldymyr Zelensky, has stated that the Ukrainian Army is again facing systematic restrictions on the Starschild military satellite service, making it difficult to track Russian drones with jet engines.
Zelensky’s statement comes at the time when American emissaries, Jared Kouchner and Steve Witkoff, met in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a day after the end of recent talks on ending the war in Ukraine, held in Abu Dhabi.
Speaking to European leaders in Dublin, Zelensky has said Ukraine is trying to resolve the issue of Starlink service disruptions with the American side.
He has warned that if someone in the United States makes decisions that practically treat Ukrainian territory as if it were not Ukraine’s territory, this indicates the direction in which events are taking place.
Some things are already clear, Zelensky said, without giving any more details.
Starshield was developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company for government and military use. Along with Starlink, this service has an important role in communications on the front line in Ukraine.
A related problem had touched the front in late October and lasted about a week before it was resolved. At that time, however, it was not clear who had ordered temporary restrictions, as American and SpaceX officials had provided various explanations.
According to Zelensky, the current suspension has continued for several days and is helping Russia kill more Ukrainians and conduct more accurate attacks on Ukraine.
Meanwhile, American emissaries Kouchner and Witkoff have met Putin in the Kremlin, where the Russian president has been accompanied by three senior advisers.
During the meeting, Putin has asked the American Emisars to convey his gratitude to the first American lady, Melanie Trump, for her involvement in last month’s ceasefire in the Herson region, which enabled the evacuation of hundreds of civilians from the occupied town of Olesky.
Similarly, the Russian president has proposed a similar five-day ceasefire for the town of Costynivka, in the Donjeck region, where fighting is under way.
Kiev disputes claims that Russia fully controls this city. Ukrainian presidential adviser Dmitry Lytvyn has voiced doubts about Moscow’s intentions, recalling that during the humanitarian operation in Olesky, Russian troops had brought equipment and carried out the rotation of forces.
He has said that details of the proposal for Constantinistica should be clarified.
Meetings shared with the Russian and Ukrainian presidents were announced on Wednesday, after two days of talks in Abu Dhabi, where Europe’s post-war security architecture was focused.
Meanwhile, Moscow continues to oppose the presence of foreign troops in Ukraine. Putin has reiterated that such presence is unacceptable to Russia.
US Emisars are also expected to travel to Dublin, where they will meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky.
Jared Kouchner has said that, together with Witkoff, he will seek Putin’s approval for the involvement of European representatives in the upcoming talks, especially on issues related to the future of European security.
Kouchner has also called on Europe to appoint a single representative to speak in its name in negotiations, ideas which Russia has opposed, viewing European support for Kiev as an obstacle to the process.
The Russian delegation’s chief in Abu Dhabi’s talks, Vladimir Medinsky, has declared that the parties have drawn closer to achieving peace, but have added that much depends on Ukraine, the US and Europe’s position.
Source Layer: Dukeagini
