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Rubio says Ukraine lacks access to Starshield, with use under discussion
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ukraine does not currently have access to Starshield.
Starshield is a US military satellite communications system, while Starlink is a commercial service.
Rubio said Ukraine had asked for access to Starshield to support deep strikes inside Russia.
The United States military uses the system, and it is not currently available to Ukraine.
Rubio said how Ukraine might use Starshield is under discussion.
The statements do not give a timeline or say whether access will be approved.
Marco Rubio said Ukraine does not currently have access to the US military satellite communications system Starshield.
He said the question of access is under discussion.
Rubio said Ukraine had asked for access to conduct deep strikes inside Russia.
He distinguished Starshield, a defense product used by the US military, from the commercial Starlink service.
- Who
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ukraine does not have access to Starshield.
- What
- Ukraine’s access to the military communications system is under discussion.
- When
- Saturday, according to Rubio.
- Where
- Rubio spoke to reporters before flying to Uzbekistan.
- Why
- Ukraine asked for access to conduct deep strikes inside Russia.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ukraine asked for access to Starshield to conduct deep strikes inside Russia.
Rubio told reporters that Ukraine did not have access to Starshield and that the matter was under discussion.
- System
- Starshield
- Access status
- Ukraine does not currently have access
- Request purpose
- Conduct deep strikes inside Russia
- US military use
- The US military uses Starshield
What people are saying
It's not at this moment available to Ukraine, and that's under conversation.
They asked for access to it in order to conduct deep strikes inside Russia.