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First Thing: US ‘betrayal’ over Starlink undermines Ukrainian defense

Martin Belam · The Guardian · World
Published 15 Oct 2026, 10:46 pm·9 h ago·1 min read
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President Zelenskyy accused Donald Trump of taking Russia’s side after access to the vital system was throttled. Plus, a happy ending for a dog that was missing for a month Good morning. Ukraine’s president has said he feels “betrayed” by Donald Trump over a throttling of Starlink access. Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the US president of picking the other side after more than four years of war, risking a breakdown in US-Ukraine relations. Ukraine’s military reported that the communications system, produced by Elon Musk’s SpaceX but managed by the US government, was no longer working on…

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