Pole kindel, et Ukraina president Volodõmõr Zelenski teab, millest ta räägib, kommenteeris USA välisminister väiteid, et Ukraina on ilma jäetud kiirest sõjalisest internetist Starshield.
Rubio teatas, et Ukraina soovib ligipääsu Starshieldi süsteemile, kuid praegu tal seda ei ole: tegemist on USA armeega sõlmitud lepinguga, millel pole Ukrainaga mingit seost. Tema sõnul taotles Kiiev ligipääsu Starshieldile, et viia läbi rünnakuid sügaval Venemaa territooriumil. Rubio rõhutas, et Starshield ja Starlink on täiesti erinevad tooted: Starlink on kommertstoode, mida reguleeritakse vastavalt, samas kui Starshield on USA relvajõududele mõeldud sõjaline toode.
„Ma pole kindel, kas Zelenski teab, millest ta räägib,” ütles Rubio. Ta eitas Valge Maja rolli Starlinki kiiruse piiramises.
USA välisminister kinnitas, et keegi ei andnud korraldust vähendada Ukrainas Starlinki kiirust. „See lihtsalt juhtus,” sõnas ta, lisades, et teenus on väidetavalt taastatud.
❗️US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Ukraine wants access to the Starshield system but currently does not have it: it is a contract with the US Army and has nothing to do with Ukraine. According to him, Kyiv requested access to Starshield in order to carry out strikes deep into Russian territory. Rubio emphasized that Starshield and Starlink are completely different products: Starlink is commercial and regulated as such, while Starshield is a military product for the US Armed Forces.
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) October 18, 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Starshield is not available to Ukraine at the moment, that Ukraine has made a request to use it for long-range strikes on Russia, and “I’m not sure Zelenskyy knows what he’s talking about”.
Regarding Starlink, he said the slowing down “sort of happened”, no one ordererd it, and the speed is “back to where it was before.”
Comment from me: Ukraine has been using Starshield, for various combat missions. Starlink speed has not been restored, according to Ukrainian officials.
Starlink is vital not just for the frontline missions but for protecting Ukrainian civilians – it is used for interceptor drones that take down Russian jet-powered drones flying at a very high speed.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 18, 2026
