Zelenskyy accuses SpaceX of lying about Starshield – and says US floated Donbas-for-Nato deal
President Zelensky said the US had proposed ceding Ukraine's eastern city of Donbas to Russia, in exchange for Ukrainian membership of NATO, following the latest round of peace talks in Abu Dhabi this week.
Key points
- The US has not confirmed the Ukrainian president's comments - a US official told the BBC "many ideas continue to be discussed".
- Throttling of Elon Musk’s military-grade satellite system affecting whole frontline, says Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused SpaceX of not telling the truth over restrictions to Ukraine’s Starshield satellite system, saying the decision to impose speed limits appears to be “political” rather than “technical”.
- They could no longer fly at speeds of more than 161km/h (100mph), he said, with connections at higher speeds lost.
Speaking on Friday, Ukraine’s president said the restrictions affecting Ukrainian drones had been in place for five days.
He reiterated that Kyiv was not willing to retreat from its territory and warned that the Kremlin's bid to change the continent's security architecture could lead to more wars.
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