Zelenskiy says restrictions still in place on Starshield, hampering operations inside Ukraine


Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends the European Political Community summit in Dublin, Ireland, November 12, 2026. Ansgar Haase/Pool via REUTERS

Nov 13 (Reuters) - ⁠President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ⁠said on Friday ‌that speed restrictions remained in place on the ​US Starshield satellite ⁠communications system, ⁠hampering the Ukrainian military's ability ⁠to ‌operate inside the country.

"Unfortunately, ⁠the speed restrictions remain ​in ‌place along the entire ⁠front ​line and in temporarily-occupied territories of ⁠Ukraine," he said in ​his nightly video address.

"I expect the Ministry ⁠of Defence and the Foreign Ministry, together with all relevant ​structures in ⁠the United States, ​will work ‌through this issue."

(Reporting ​by Ron Popeski and Oleksandr Kozhukhar)

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