US warns Europe of retaliation amid escalating Starlink disputes

Washington threatened European retaliation over satellite-frequency plans while disputing Ukrainian claims of Starlink slowdowns and investigating an arson attempt in Lithuania.

• US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Bozder warned European firms could face "devastating" retaliation over plans to reserve satellite frequencies for EU companies.
• The European Commission proposed allocating most direct-to-device satellite frequencies to European operators to reduce dependence on US technology.
• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Zelensky's claims that Washington slowed Starlink "reckless and incorrect," after Zelensky attributed the slowdown to the US government.
• Lithuanian authorities said they foiled an arson attempt at a Starlink ground station near Vilnius, which Prime Minister Sinkevičius linked to suspected Russian hybrid warfare.