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EU sees no signs of halt in US intelligence sharing with Ukraine – European Commission spokesperson
The European Commission sees no signs that the United States has stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine.
European Commission Chief Spokesperson Paula Pinho said this in response to a question from Radio Liberty, Censor.NET reports.
Starlink operations
Regarding restrictions on Starlink operations in Ukraine, the European Commission said it would not comment until it had more information. SpaceX has not yet commented on the matter.
For his part, European Commission spokesperson Régnier said the EU is in talks with Ukraine about access to the European secure satellite communications system GOVSATCOM for civilian purposes.
However, the European Union currently cannot offer a fully fledged alternative to Starlink for military use.
US intelligence sharing
- On October 10, US news outlet Axios reported that Donald Trump’s representatives Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner may have threatened to stop sharing intelligence over Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries. However, Witkoff denied reports of such threats.
- On the evening of October 12, Russian forces attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles, with explosions heard before an air raid alert was issued. The missiles hit civilian infrastructure.
- On October 13, Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine had received no intelligence from its partners about the missile launches during the previous day’s attack on Kyiv involving five ballistic missiles.
- Meanwhile, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that Ukraine continues to receive US intelligence.
- US President Donald Trump said Washington had not stopped providing US intelligence to Ukraine.
Starlink operations
- It was also reported that Starlink operations were restricted overnight on October 14, disrupting a number of important missions.
