Former U.S. particular rep. for Ukraine negotiations Kurt Volker joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to debate President Donald Trump’s efforts to strain Russian President Vladimir Putin to cease the Russia-Ukraine warfare and extra.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says his firm seems to have been profitable in blocking Russia from making “unauthorized” use of Starlink web programs in Ukraine on Sunday.
Starlink items have supported Ukrainian forces all through the invasion, however Russian forces have additionally captured lots of the items in consequence. Musk’s firm had been working to dam Russian forces from using the captured units, and Ukrainian officers now say they’re working to forestall Russian entry long run.
Ukrainian Protection Minister Mykhailo Fedorov mentioned Kyiv was growing a system that may enable solely licensed Starlink terminals to work on Ukrainian territory.
“Ukraine, along with Starlink, has already taken the primary steps that delivered fast ends in countering Russian drones,” he wrote on X.
Elon Musk says SpaceX has been profitable in locking out Russia from Starlink. (Getty Pictures)
“The subsequent step is implementing a system that may enable solely licensed terminals to function on the territory of Ukraine,” he added.
He confirmed experiences that Ukraine had witnessed Russian drones working over Ukrainian cities through Starlink connectivity. Officers instantly reached out to SpaceX for options, and Fedorov thanked Musk in a separate assertion.
“Seems just like the steps we took to cease the unauthorized use of Starlink by Russia have labored. Tell us if extra must be executed,” Musk replied on X.
US OFFICIALS TOUT PROGRESS IN TALKS TO REACH ‘LASTING AND DURABLE PEACE’ BETWEEN UKRAINE, RUSSIA
Ukrainian forces have used Starlink connectivity all through Russia’s invasion. (Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Pictures/LightRocket through Getty Pictures)
The Starlink battle comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy introduced Sunday {that a} new spherical of peace talks will happen this week. Representatives for Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. might be in attendance.
“Ukraine is prepared for a substantive dialogue, and we’re excited about making certain that the end result brings us nearer to an actual and dignified finish to the warfare,” Zelenskyy wrote.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doubts Russia’s sincerity in peace talks. (Timothy A. Clara/AFP through Getty Pictures)
Zelenskyy mentioned Thursday that key obstacles to a peace settlement stay unresolved, together with the way forward for occupied Ukrainian territory and Moscow’s calls for for land it has not captured.
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“I don’t imagine that Russia desires to finish the warfare. There’s quite a lot of proof on the contrary,” Zelenskyy mentioned Thursday.
Reuters contributed to this report.
