Zelenskyy thanks Trump for resumed intelligence sharing after US Starlink ‘message’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Washington has restored the flow of intelligence warning of incoming Russian ballistic missiles, but he still contends the Trump administration deliberately slowed Ukraine's Starlink internet service to signal displeasure. Speaking on NBC's Meet the Press, he said the United States alone can supply that missile warning data, and Ukraine went without it for three days of attacks. He said SpaceX carried out the Starlink speed limits, which interfered with frontline drones and some air defense work, according to The Guardian.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, also on NBC, called the accusation reckless and untrue, saying President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had flatly denied that anyone in the administration was responsible. Zelenskyy said he hopes Trump reverses course and noted that he had spoken with envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

Meanwhile, Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones overnight at Russian oil depots, logistics sites and datacenters, killing one person and wounding 15, and hit St Petersburg's oil terminal. Separately, Lithuania sent residents to shelters for about an hour over an unidentified object, and Ukraine's foreign ministry apologized, suggesting its drones may have strayed because of Russian electronic warfare.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Guardian’s reporting. Read the full story at The Guardian →