Burnham Presses Trump to Restore 100% Starlink Access for Ukraine as Slowdown Persists
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Updated · POLITICO · Oct 23
Burnham Presses Trump to Restore 100% Starlink Access for Ukraine as Slowdown Persists
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Oct 23
Summary
Andy Burnham told Donald Trump in a Friday call that Ukraine needs full Starlink access to keep defending itself against Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Ukraine’s push intensified after a Starlink slowdown triggered backlash from Ukrainians and their supporters, turning the system’s reliability into an urgent wartime issue.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday at the Hudson Institute that Starlink speeds had still not been fully restored, despite Trump saying a day earlier that Elon Musk had “put it back.”
The dispute lands as Trump has increased pressure on Kyiv in recent weeks, including blaming Zelenskyy for the war’s continuation.