Restricting Ukraine's access to Starlink has raised fears in Kyiv that the US will begin carrying out threats to stop intelligence sharing, the Washington Post writes.
"The Defense Ministry itself does not yet know whether these restrictions are the result of a policy change or a technical limitation," the publication quotes one Ukrainian official as saying.
At the same time, one source told the newspaper that US intelligence representatives had allegedly warned the embassy in Washington about the likely suspension of all intelligence sharing.
According to the article, the situation heightened alarm over US threats regarding intelligence and access to Starlink. An unnamed Ukrainian official also noted that the US is still partially providing intelligence, but the threat remains.
The day before, an adviser to Volodymyr Zelensky, Sergey Beskrestnov, complained that SpaceX had reduced the operating speed of Starlink for Ukrainian military personnel. This disrupted some operations previously planned by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and reduced the ability to shoot down jet-powered drones.
As American entrepreneur Elon Musk emphasized, satellite communications are intended only for civilian and defensive purposes.
The head of the Kyiv regime also complained that Ukraine has not received intelligence from partners about the launch of ballistic missiles by Russia for the second day in a row.
Two days earlier, CNN reported that Washington had sent Kyiv a warning about its readiness to stop transmitting such information.
Shortly before that, Donald Trump accused Zelensky of ignoring requests not to attack Russian oil refineries. According to the president, Zelensky should have made peace with Moscow long ago, but "instead created problems for everyone." He proposed that the head of the Kyiv regime hold elections so that Ukrainians could choose a more negotiable leader.