Hegseth Urged to Restore Ukraine's Starshield Access — SkimNews
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- Bipartisan House and Senate lawmakers pressed the Trump administration to restore and expand Ukraine’s access to Starshield satellite systems.
- Ukraine’s military operations against Russia would be crippled if access were not restored and expanded, lawmakers warned in a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Why it matters: For Ukraine, the central stakes are military capacity: lawmakers say failure to restore and expand access would cripple operations against Russia. Hegseth faces a demand from lawmakers in both chambers, House and Senate, showing the requested satellite access has bipartisan backing.
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