Congressional Ukraine Caucus opposes possible restrictions on intelligence sharing and Starlink services

US congressional group on intelligence data

The Congressional Ukraine Caucus (a bipartisan group of members of the US House of Representatives who support Ukraine) is concerned about reports of a possible halt to US intelligence sharing with Ukraine and restrictions on Starlink services.

This is stated in a statement posted on X by the caucus co-chairs - Democrats Marcy Kaptur and Mike Quigley and Republicans Brian Fitzpatrick and Joe Wilson, Censor.NET reports.

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"We are concerned by reports from Ukraine that US intelligence and Starlink support is being cut off, leaving innocent civilians and US citizens in Ukraine defenceless against Russian attacks," the statement said.

It noted that Congress has repeatedly stressed that the United States must provide intelligence support to save lives from Russia’s relentless strikes. US allies pay for Ukraine’s access to Starlink.

"Restrictions that put civilians at risk are unacceptable and will not be endorsed by Congress," the statement added.

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.