Vladimir Putin told US envoys on Thursday that Russia would target foreign troops deployed to Ukraine and stood by Moscow’s demand for full control of four Ukrainian regions it claims to have annexed. The Kremlin talks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported renewed disruption to the military version of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service.
Putin met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow and rejected the idea of foreign peacekeepers in Ukraine. European governments have discussed a deployment after a ceasefire as part of a wider set of security guarantees intended to deter another Russian attack. Moscow’s opposition leaves a central question unresolved over how any agreement would be enforced.
US envoys brief Zelenskyy in Dublin
Witkoff said European representatives would join the next round of negotiations. He and Kushner travelled to Dublin after the Kremlin meeting and briefed Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit. Ukraine’s president welcomed broader European participation and said preparations for further multilateral meetings were under way.
The Moscow and Dublin meetings followed direct talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Abu Dhabi earlier this week, their first in nine months. The delegations agreed to exchange prisoners, although the number to be released was still to be announced. Zelenskyy said he expected it to be the largest exchange since the start of the war.
Kyiv seeks answers over satellite restrictions
Speaking in Dublin, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian officials had again detected restrictions on Starshield, the military version of Starlink, in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine. He said the disruption had made it harder for Ukrainian forces to intercept Russian drones and that Kyiv had asked Washington for an explanation.
Similar restrictions disrupted the service last month before access was partly restored. Zelenskyy said he believed the latest limits were deliberate. Who imposed them and why remained unclear.
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Vladimir Putin told US envoys on Thursday that Russia would target foreign troops deployed to Ukraine and stood by Moscow’s demand for full control of four Ukrainian regions it claims to have annexed. The Kremlin talks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported renewed disruption to the military version of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service.
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