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Ukraine says its facing Starlink disruptions again

Ukraine said Thursday that a fresh disruption to Starlink services hampered its military operations, in what Kyiv suggested could be a pressure tactic by Washington amid ongoing negotiations to end the war.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated November 12, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC
Key points
  • US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, following trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi earlier this week, which yielded no breakthroughs.
  • Meanwhile, ships carrying Russian diesel to the US have turned around, lacking willing American buyers.

Washington has pursued diplomacy through attempted business arrangements with figures close to Putin, but “ it’s not going to entice him to make compromises on Ukraine,” a Biden administration security adviser told The New York Times.

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