Zelenskyy on Starshield restrictions: Someone in US is making decisions about Ukrainian territories
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented in greater detail on restrictions affecting the Starshield military satellite communications system. He said that "someone in America" was making decisions about Ukrainian territory as though it were not Ukrainian.
He said this during the European Political Community summit, Censor.NET reports.
President’s response
"Some things are already clear. If someone in America is making decisions that essentially treat Ukrainian territory as though it were not Ukrainian, this shows us where things are heading," Zelenskyy said.
According to him, Ukraine will never, in any way, recognise Russia’s occupation of its territory. The president stressed that Ukrainian troops use Starshield for air defence operations.
"Near the front line, we cannot use our aircraft. Only interceptor drones can operate here. And without the necessary speed, shooting down Shahed drones becomes much more difficult," the head of state noted.
Zelenskyy stressed that the restrictions affecting Starshield would lead to more successful Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory and a higher death toll.
"We are trying to obtain detailed information from the American side, but so far we know very little," the president said.
- As previously reported, on November 12, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian Defence Forces units were recording significant disruptions to Starshield operations over Ukrainian territory, along the entire front line and over temporarily occupied territory. The restrictions take effect at speeds of 161 kilometres per hour or above.
