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He credited talks with Washington and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s diplomacy.Ukraine relies heavily on Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellite services for communications and drone missions.
However, who ordered the restrictions remains unclear, with US President Donald Trump denying responsibility while defending Elon Musk.The disruption further strained relations between Kyiv and Washington, already under pressure over Trump’s agreement to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian diesel and allow US imports.Trump also called earlier this month for Ukraine to have a new president, then suggested on Monday that someone other than Zelenskyy should negotiate for Kyiv.
The exchanges follow their public confrontation at the White House in February 2025.The lifting of the Starlink restrictions comes as the United States seeks to revive peace negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv.
Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the US are expected to meet in Abu Dhabi in the first half of November, more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the planned negotiations on Friday, while Zelenskyy also announced agreement on technical-level meetings.It comes as Trump credited his wife, Melania Trump, with securing a local ceasefire in Oleshky, in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region,….
In nearby Sloviansk, attacks on Friday killed a 62-year-old woman and wounded four people, Mayor Vadym Lyakh said.Ukraine reported strikes inside Russia on Friday and overnight into Saturday, including on Togliatti’s Togliattikauchuk petrochemical plant, a major synthetic rubber producer.
Mayor Ilya Sukhikh confirmed industrial damage but reported no casualties.Ukraine also said it struck Oryol’s Proton electronics plant, which it says makes missile components.
Regional Governor Andrei Klychkov reported three deaths in an attack on an unidentified facility.Authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea reported power cuts after overnight Ukrainian attacks.Russia’s Defence Ministry said air defences intercepted a SCALP cruise missile, four Neptune missiles and 1,297 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over 24 hours, TASS reported.
The figures could not be independently verified.
Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the US are expected to meet in Abu Dhabi next month.
