newsmart – Ukraine War

kyivpost.com | 2 hrs. 17 min. ago

Zelensky Lays Out Ukraine’s Conditions for Lasting Peace

Zelensky outlines Ukraine’s conditions for lasting peace, calling for a powerful army backed by at least 10 years of international funding, firm US and European security guarantees, and a ceasefire before broader negotiations. He also warns of delayed Patriot deliveries and persistent Starlink restrictions while proposing trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi.

kyivpost.com | 8 hrs. 15 min. ago

Zelensky Says Starlink Caps Persist as Kyiv Eyes November Talks With Russia, US

Speaking at the Hudson Institute on Friday, Oct. 23, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Starlink and Starshield restrictions remain in place, despite US President Donald Trump’s earlier claims that service was restored. Zelensky also said that agreed deliveries of interceptor missiles, used to deter Russian ballistic missiles, remain delayed.

Trilateral meetings with Russia and the US are still expected to be held in the first half of November, Zelensky said, following reports from senior US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

theguardian.com | 10 hrs. 21 min. ago

Russia and Ukraine agree to local ceasefire in Oleshky amid deepening humanitarian crisis

People in Russian-occupied city facing severe shortages of food, water and electricity, with some reportedly surviving on weedsThe White House has said that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, where a deepening humanitarian crisis has left thousands of civilians struggling to survive.In a statement on Friday, the White House said both sides had agreed to halt all military operations in the city from 27 October to allow humanitarian aid deliveries and preparations for the evacuation of civilians.

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aljazeera.com | 16 hrs. 34 min. ago

Ukraine plans independent satellite system as Starlink issues persist

Ukraine to team up with Finnish firms as Starshield problems, started amid Trump-Zelenskyy jibes, continue.

aljazeera.com | 1 days ago

Trump says Musk restored Ukraine’s Starlink access amid Russia war

Trump has declined to comment on the process that led Starlink to lift speed and access restrictions on Ukraine.

kyivpost.com | 1 days ago

Vance: Starlink Use Depends on US Policy Toward Kyiv, Moscow – Not Musk

Speaking to reporters before departing for a rally in North Platte, Nebraska on Thursday, Oct. 22, US Vice President JD Vance said that the dispute over Ukraine’s Starlink restrictions should not fall on SpaceX CEO Elon Musk himself, framing the issue as a matter of US policy on the war.

He called Europe’s reliance on the company ironic, while also noting that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to negotiate after senior US envoy Steve Witkoff’s talks this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

kyivpost.com | 1 days ago

Ukraine Expands Satellite Cooperation With Finland as Starlink Doubts Linger

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday, Oct. 22 that he signed seven agreements with Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, including deals to expand Kyiv’s use of Finnish satellite capabilities through Nokia and ICEYE. The total value of the agreements amount to over €300 million (roughly $337 million), as Ukraine and Europe weigh alternatives to Starlink that disrupted Ukrainian drone operations without prior warning.

euromaidanpress.com | 1 days ago

Starlink helped Ukraine win Operation Vivaldi. A new cap on it could help Russia claw back the ground

The operation retook 277 square kilometers north of Lyman. The drones that now hold that line lose their Starshield link above about 160 km/h.

euromaidanpress.com | 1 days ago

Trump cannot get Putin to halt strikes on Ukraine’s power grid, so he blames Ukraine instead, Zelenskyy says

Before that, US officials had cut Kyiv off from US intelligence and lowered a speed cap on Starlink to pressure Ukraine.