Ukraine is
against Russian drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday, because of speed restrictions imposed on Starshield, an upgraded military version of Elon Musk's Starlink, amid an ongoing row with President Trump.
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Zelenskyy → say → Trump
"Unfortunately, we can't use Starlink or Starshield technology on our territory today to shoot down jet-powered Shaheds," Zelenskyy said in an online group chat with reporters at the EU Summit.
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Zelenskyy → use → Summit
"They fly, and we can stop them with aircraft and other air defense, but we don't use Starlink for that, unfortunately.
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we → fly → that
God willing, this will be restored."
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this → restore → ?
Zelenskyy said Kyiv was discussing the issue with U.S. officials, and he was told the restrictions were linked to technical issues.
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restrictions → say → issues
The Ukrainian president added, however, that Starlink appears to be operating at higher speeds on European Union territory.
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Starlink → add → territory
"Yes, we are in dialogue at the level of the military, the Ministry of Defense and diplomats, in touch with everyone including SpaceX.
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we → include → everyone
Nobody there is answering our military or the Ministry of Defense now," Zelenskyy said.
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Zelenskyy → answer → Defense
"At various levels they say these are technical problems."
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these → say → levels
"Here (in Ukraine) Starlink works up to a speed of 161 km/h, then shuts off," he continued.
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he → work → km
"In the EU it works at 180-plus and works constantly.
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it → work → 180
Here it shuts off in the second minute after 161 km/h and stops working.
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it → shut → h
We lose both drones and connectivity.
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We → lose → drones
Mr. Trump
he had not limited Ukraine's access to Starlink, adding he didn't believe Musk, SpaceX's CEO, was responsible either.
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Musk → limit → Starlink
"Well, I don't know if it was anybody because it wasn't me, and I don't think it was Elon," Mr. Trump said while leaving the White House to travel for a rally in Georgia.
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Trump → know → Georgia
"And from what I understand, it's the same as it's always been."
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it → understand → what
Musk said Wednesday he isn't responsible for deciding how Starshield is used, writing on X: "Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government.
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systems → say → government
Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS."
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limits → decide → military
Starshield is
to Ukraine's armed forces as it allows personnel to communicate and carry out strikes, including by maintaining contact with drones across long distances.
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personnel → allow → distances
On Saturday, Zelenskyy said Russia carried out a large attack on Ukraine's energy sector, targeting more than 15 critical power generation and transmission facilities across the country.
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Russia → say → country
A day earlier, the president said the current restrictions on Starshield had left people vulnerable to Russian drones, which was "very painful and frustrating"
Ukrainian officials and soldiers speed limits that made it more difficult to carry out missions with fast-moving drones.
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it → say → drones
Sources in said SpaceX had unilaterally imposed the Starshield restrictions.
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SpaceX → say → restrictions
the country's military began experiencing sudden difficulties with Starshield equipment late Tuesday, includingMr. Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with Zelenskyy in recent days, blaming the war between Russia and Ukraine for high global energy prices.
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Trump → begin → prices
The Trump administration embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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administration → embolden → Putin
on buying Russian diesel last week in an effort to ease pressure, a move Zelenskyy argued couldIn a social media post on Saturday, Zelenskyy called the move "unfortunate," adding the act, championed by late Sen. Lindsey Graham, "could have helped enormously."
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act → buy → Graham
Later, he told journalists he believed the Trump administration will lift more sanctions on Russia.
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administration → tell → Russia
"Unfortunately, the lifting of sanctions will continue.
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lifting → continue → sanctions
I believe the 'diesel deal' is just the first step," Zelenskyy told reporters.
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Zelenskyy → believe → reporters
CBS News has reached out to the White House for comment.
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News → reach → comment
Mr. Trump told the Financial Times his country would no longer hold off on striking Russian refineries because Russia was still attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
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Russia → tell → infrastructure
Zelenskyy Ukraine was willing to abide by such an agreement, but that Russia's strikes never ceased, and several days later heThe Russian government never confirmed it had agreed to a ceasefire.
In a Newsmax interview late Thursday, Mr. Trump called Zelenskyy "not a good guy for us to deal with," argued Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries would be a "disgrace," urged both sides to make a deal and said the Ukrainian leader is harder to deal with than Putin.
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leader → abide → Putin
"I'm not a big fan of Zelenskyy," Mr. Trump said.
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Trump → say → Zelenskyy
On Wednesday, Musk had tweeted: "Time for Zelensky to go."
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Zelensky → tweet → Time
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