Conflict & Security
Streeting urges US to back Ukraine in Washington amid Starshield row
October 15, 2026 at 07:02 PM
3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 10 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
عاجل.. رويترز عن مسؤولين أمريكيين ومسؤول غربي: صدر أمر بتقييد نظام أقمار صناعية تستخدمه أوكرانيا في حربها ضد روسيا
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TGThe Guardian
Wes Streeting urges US to back Ukraine on visit to Washington after Starlink row
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AJAl Jazeera English
What is Starshield, and who limited Ukraine’s access to it?
(opens the publisher’s site)British defence secretary Wes Streeting urged the US to stand by Ukraine during a Washington visit amid tensions over Washington's restriction of Ukraine's military satellite access.
- Streeting, speaking ahead of a meeting with US counterpart Pete Hegseth, argued that supporting Ukraine was in Washington's long-term interests.
- Ukraine's military Starshield satellite connection has been restored days after Washington reportedly restricted the service, a Ukrainian defence ministry source said.
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk denied involvement, stating the Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the disruption was not a technical problem and confirmed Kyiv had resumed attacks on Russian oil infrastructure.